Earthquake details

Thursday, July 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, July 28, 1983 at 19:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 511.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.419 and latitude -22.338.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 134.4 km
Coordinates -22.338, 171.419
UTC time 1983-07-28 19:28:24.720
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-28

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