Earthquake details

Friday, August 11, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, August 11, 2000 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 471.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.873 and latitude -23.425.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -23.425, 170.873
UTC time 2000-08-11 21:54:12.020
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-11

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