Earthquake details

Saturday, July 23, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, July 23, 1988 at 14:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 548.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.900 and latitude -22.127.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 18.5 km
Coordinates -22.127, 174.900
UTC time 1988-07-23 14:25:36.770
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1988-07-23

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