Earthquake details

Friday, July 16, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, July 16, 1993 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 531.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.571 and latitude -22.898.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.898, 171.571
UTC time 1993-07-16 05:08:19.440
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-16

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