Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 09:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 539.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.691 and latitude -22.312.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 123.1 km
Coordinates -22.312, 171.691
UTC time 2012-10-23 09:39:30.700
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-23

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