Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 460.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.911 and latitude -22.596.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 12.0 km
Coordinates -22.596, 170.911
UTC time 2009-01-19 03:35:18.840
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2009-01-19

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