Earthquake details

Thursday, April 26, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, April 26, 1934 at 07:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 591.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.180 and latitude -22.745.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.745, 172.180
UTC time 1934-04-26 07:56:53.900
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1934-04-26

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