Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 16, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, February 16, 1994 at 03:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 905.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.273 and latitude -26.271.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 605.8 km
Coordinates -26.271, 178.273
UTC time 1994-02-16 03:48:52.430
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-02-16

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