Earthquake details

Monday, July 27, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 13:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 449.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.808 and latitude -22.554.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 59.5 km
Coordinates -22.554, 170.808
UTC time 2009-07-27 13:04:25.640
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-27

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