Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 704.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.268 and latitude -22.910.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.910, 173.268
UTC time 2016-08-18 16:25:07.740
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-08-18

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