Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 09:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 465.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.963 and latitude -22.150.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -22.150, 170.963
UTC time 2009-12-09 09:46:03.300
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2009-12-09

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