Earthquake details

Sunday, March 20, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, March 20, 1994 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 715.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.488 and latitude -23.301.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 212.6 km
Coordinates -23.301, -177.488
UTC time 1994-03-20 01:20:26.700
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-03-20

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