Earthquake details

Friday, March 18, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 00:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 511.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.413 and latitude -22.333.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 89.4 km
Coordinates -22.333, 171.413
UTC time 2016-03-18 00:17:07.880
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-03-18

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