Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 5, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, November 5, 1941 at 13:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 544.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.736 and latitude -22.338.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -22.338, 171.736
UTC time 1941-11-05 13:05:20.520
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-11-05

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