Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 537.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.670 and latitude -22.298.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 92.0 km
Coordinates -22.298, 171.670
UTC time 2013-08-21 04:43:18.040
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-08-21

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