Earthquake details

Monday, September 29, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, September 29, 1941 at 17:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 544.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.871 and latitude -22.068.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.068, 174.871
UTC time 1941-09-29 17:08:18.420
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-09-29

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