Earthquake details

Monday, May 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 02:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 690.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.431 and latitude -22.754.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 53.3 km
Coordinates -22.754, 173.431
UTC time 2008-05-05 02:50:36.250
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-05

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