Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 441.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.731 and latitude -22.476.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -22.476, 170.731
UTC time 2009-08-18 00:59:45.870
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-18

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