Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 12:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 454.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.857 and latitude -22.323.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -22.323, 170.857
UTC time 2009-05-06 12:54:01.500
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-06

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