Earthquake details

Monday, June 20, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, June 20, 1977 at 20:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 432.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.628 and latitude -22.699.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -22.699, 170.628
UTC time 1977-06-20 20:08:02.100
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-20

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