Earthquake details

Saturday, August 17, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, August 17, 1935 at 01:44 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 517.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.468 and latitude -22.308.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -22.308, 171.468
UTC time 1935-08-17 01:44:37.420
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1935-08-17

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