Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 16, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, February 16, 1993 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 657.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.830 and latitude -22.194.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 22.8 km
Coordinates -22.194, 172.830
UTC time 1993-02-16 21:11:39.520
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-02-16

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