Earthquake details

Friday, August 12, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, August 12, 2016 at 01:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 661.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.046 and latitude -22.098.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.098, 173.046
UTC time 2016-08-12 01:32:49.890
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-08-12

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