Earthquake details

Thursday, July 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, July 7, 1983 at 05:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 458.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.890 and latitude -22.648.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 38.7 km
Coordinates -22.648, 170.890
UTC time 1983-07-07 05:29:45.820
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-07

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