Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, March 28, 1906 at 18:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 642.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.204 and latitude -24.606.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -24.606, 172.204
UTC time 1906-03-28 18:05:01.090
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1906-03-28

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