Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, May 18, 1994 at 01:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1013.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.065 and latitude -25.674.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.674, -176.065
UTC time 1994-05-18 01:51:37.500
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-05-18

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