Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 576.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.026 and latitude -22.820.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.820, 172.026
UTC time 2011-09-28 17:56:32.490
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-09-28

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