Earthquake details

Monday, September 30, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, September 30, 1918 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 551.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.521 and latitude -23.953.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -23.953, 171.521
UTC time 1918-09-30 17:51:44.500
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-09-30

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