Earthquake details

Thursday, July 6, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, July 6, 1995 at 09:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 428.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.593 and latitude -22.608.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.608, 170.593
UTC time 1995-07-06 09:38:55.590
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-07-06

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