Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, July 6, 1983 at 03:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 468.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.982 and latitude -22.683.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.683, 170.982
UTC time 1983-07-06 03:24:16.260
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-06

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