Earthquake details

Monday, July 17, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, July 17, 1905 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 562.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.862 and latitude -23.039.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -23.039, 171.862
UTC time 1905-07-17 00:23:24.070
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1905-07-17

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