Earthquake details

Monday, October 13, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, October 13, 1986 at 01:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 502.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.324 and latitude -22.367.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 94.6 km
Coordinates -22.367, 171.324
UTC time 1986-10-13 01:39:00.240
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-13

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