Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 11:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 632.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.565 and latitude -22.949.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 40.1 km
Coordinates -22.949, 172.565
UTC time 2009-07-21 11:40:21.850
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-21

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