Earthquake details

Friday, September 25, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 14:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 476.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.073 and latitude -22.333.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 93.2 km
Coordinates -22.333, 171.073
UTC time 2009-09-25 14:23:18.400
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-25

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