Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, October 5, 1982 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 486.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.150 and latitude -22.797.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 41.0 km
Coordinates -22.797, 171.150
UTC time 1982-10-05 20:25:56.490
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-05

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