Earthquake details

Thursday, July 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, July 7, 1983 at 16:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 442.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.731 and latitude -22.609.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 33.7 km
Coordinates -22.609, 170.731
UTC time 1983-07-07 16:05:39.790
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1983-07-07

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