Earthquake details

Thursday, July 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, July 7, 1983 at 01:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 465.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.954 and latitude -22.673.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.673, 170.954
UTC time 1983-07-07 01:02:55.190
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-07

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