Earthquake details

Thursday, April 26, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, April 26, 1934 at 05:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 555.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.837 and latitude -22.660.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.660, 171.837
UTC time 1934-04-26 05:31:54.200
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1934-04-26

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