Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, June 4, 1980 at 14:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 536.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.628 and latitude -22.859.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates -22.859, 171.628
UTC time 1980-06-04 14:30:50.500
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-06-04

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