Earthquake details

Friday, March 1, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, March 1, 1991 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 602.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.282 and latitude -22.793.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.793, 172.282
UTC time 1991-03-01 09:23:23.790
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-01

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