Earthquake details

Thursday, December 9, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, December 9, 1993 at 19:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 885.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.348 and latitude -26.087.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 634.1 km
Coordinates -26.087, 178.348
UTC time 1993-12-09 19:14:24.920
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-12-09

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