Earthquake details

Sunday, February 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila, about 524.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.566 and latitude -21.315.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.315, 171.566
UTC time 2003-02-23 11:36:03.220
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-02-23

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