Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 30, 1996 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 913.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.118 and latitude -24.587.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.587, -176.118
UTC time 1996-10-30 23:30:40.050
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-30

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