Earthquake details

Sunday, July 24, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Sunday, July 24, 1988 at 08:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 538.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.908 and latitude -22.025.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 25.8 km
Coordinates -22.025, 174.908
UTC time 1988-07-24 08:58:27.690
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-24

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