Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 23, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, August 23, 1994 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 649.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.992 and latitude -23.786.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 520.9 km
Coordinates -23.786, 179.992
UTC time 1994-08-23 06:22:04.870
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-23

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