Earthquake details

Friday, July 23, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, July 23, 1993 at 16:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 448.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.790 and latitude -22.087.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 25.5 km
Coordinates -22.087, 170.790
UTC time 1993-07-23 16:56:18.660
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-23

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southeast of the Loyalty Islands
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