Earthquake details

Saturday, June 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 485.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.155 and latitude -22.625.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 53.4 km
Coordinates -22.625, 171.155
UTC time 2008-06-21 00:29:14.240
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-06-21

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