March 3, 1990 Earthquake: Fiji Islands

Name: March 3, 1990 Earthquake: Fiji Islands
Start: 1990-03-03
Location: Fiji Islands

March 3, 1990 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Fiji Islands on March 3, 1990 at 12:16:27 UTC, 33 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: March 3, 1990
Time: 12:16:27 UTC
Place: Fiji Islands
Magnitude: 7.6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 22.122° S, 175.163° E
Country: Fiji

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7709.