Earthquake details

Saturday, August 11, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, August 11, 1990 at 08:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 483.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.138 and latitude -22.182.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 131.3 km
Coordinates -22.182, 171.138
UTC time 1990-08-11 08:00:14.820
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-08-11

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