Earthquake details

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 493.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.238 and latitude -22.441.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 69.2 km
Coordinates -22.441, 171.238
UTC time 2008-11-22 17:22:36.310
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-22

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