Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 529.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.586 and latitude -22.306.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 102.0 km
Coordinates -22.306, 171.586
UTC time 2020-09-16 08:44:28.666
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-09-16

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