Earthquake details

Saturday, September 13, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, September 13, 1930 at 23:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 619.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.434 and latitude -22.915.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.915, 172.434
UTC time 1930-09-13 23:17:11.540
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1930-09-13

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