Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 493.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.239 and latitude -22.539.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.539, 171.239
UTC time 2009-08-21 11:15:39.030
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-21

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