Earthquake details

Monday, February 9, 1925 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, February 9, 1925 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 449.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.807 and latitude -22.517.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.517, 170.807
UTC time 1925-02-09 14:09:54.120
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1925-02-09

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