Earthquake details

Sunday, December 28, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 634.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.778 and latitude -22.371.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 48.6 km
Coordinates -22.371, 173.778
UTC time 2008-12-28 22:07:29.680
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-28

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