Earthquake details

Thursday, June 20, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Solomon Islands on Thursday, June 20, 2002 at 03:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Solomon Islands - SO), about 680.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.106 and latitude -12.012.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -12.012, 166.106
UTC time 2002-06-20 03:02:36.950
Location 146 km SSE of Lata
Country Solomon Islands (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-06-20

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