Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 30, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, March 30, 1960 at 15:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 650.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.670 and latitude -22.474.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -22.474, 173.670
UTC time 1960-03-30 15:19:36.600
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-03-30

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