Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 6, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, July 6, 1965 at 03:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 667.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.931 and latitude -22.566.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -22.566, 172.931
UTC time 1965-07-06 03:04:21.200
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-07-06

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