Earthquake details

Saturday, July 29, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 682.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.072 and latitude -22.525.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.525, 173.072
UTC time 2017-07-29 07:36:33.690
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-07-29

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