Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 25, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, August 25, 1926 at 07:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 574.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.002 and latitude -22.841.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -22.841, 172.002
UTC time 1926-08-25 07:42:42.940
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1926-08-25

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