Earthquake details

Thursday, September 23, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, September 23, 1993 at 04:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 499.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.297 and latitude -22.078.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 585.0 km
Coordinates -22.078, -179.297
UTC time 1993-09-23 04:16:09.840
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-23

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