Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 5, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, July 5, 1983 at 14:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 470.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.996 and latitude -22.758.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.758, 170.996
UTC time 1983-07-05 14:36:10.650
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-05

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