Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 521.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.514 and latitude -22.348.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 145.1 km
Coordinates -22.348, 171.514
UTC time 2006-03-08 15:56:18.380
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-08

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