Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 16:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 473.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.049 and latitude -22.418.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 13.1 km
Coordinates -22.418, 171.049
UTC time 2018-02-28 16:21:55.750
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-02-28

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