Earthquake details

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 489.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.199 and latitude -22.523.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 57.3 km
Coordinates -22.523, 171.199
UTC time 2008-11-22 16:01:39.380
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2008-11-22

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