QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0004fk7
USGS usp0004fk7
10 Oct 1990, 06:54
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 548.5 km depth.
Published location
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-23.497000, 179.029000
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Event ID
usp0004fk7
Coordinates
-23.497, 179.029
Network
us
Significance
572