Earthquake details

Thursday, February 17, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Thursday, February 17, 1994 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Fiji - FJ), about 289.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.793 and latitude -17.614.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 600.2 km
Coordinates -17.614, -178.793
UTC time 1994-02-17 22:40:57.460
Location Nasinu
Country Fiji (FJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-02-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
Nasinu
Fiji · 2026-06-05 22:08 UTC
283.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.