Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, August 3, 1994 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 647.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.757 and latitude -23.700.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 536.5 km
Coordinates -23.700, -179.757
UTC time 1994-08-03 01:50:08.040
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-03

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