Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 21:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 548.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.759 and latitude -22.775.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 42.5 km
Coordinates -22.775, 171.759
UTC time 2010-07-20 21:06:38.620
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-07-20

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