Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 496.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.269 and latitude -22.384.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 64.1 km
Coordinates -22.384, 171.269
UTC time 2004-10-06 21:54:06.260
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-06

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