Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 9, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, May 9, 1917 at 19:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila, about 543.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.738 and latitude -21.404.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -21.404, 171.738
UTC time 1917-05-09 19:32:37.130
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-05-09

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