Earthquake details

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 502.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.330 and latitude -22.390.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 36.8 km
Coordinates -22.390, 171.330
UTC time 2008-11-22 16:09:46.250
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-22

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