Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia region on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 06:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (Australia region - AU), about 817.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.120 and latitude -29.458.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -29.458, 168.120
UTC time 1956-01-13 06:16:18.930
Location Norfolk Island
Country Australia (AU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-01-13

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