Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 452.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.843 and latitude -22.402.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.402, 170.843
UTC time 2004-04-28 09:53:02.620
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-04-28

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