4
Recorded earthquakes
region
August 1979
southeast of the Loyalty Islands earthquakes in August 1979
Earthquake archive for southeast of the Loyalty Islands in August 1979: 4 recorded events with dates, magnitudes, depths and epicenter details.
Overview
Period at a glance
5.3
Strongest magnitude
4.8
Average magnitude
39.8 km
Average depth
Strongest event
5.3
18 Aug 1979
southeast of the Loyalty Islands, Unknown
Depth
57.0 km
UTC
01:40:41
Coordinates
-22.400, 170.966
Analysis of the recorded activity
During August 1979, 4 earthquakes were recorded near southeast of the Loyalty Islands. Magnitudes ranged from 4.3 to 5.3, with an average of 4.8; depths ranged from 33.0 to 57.0 km, averaging 39.8 km. Activity extended from Thursday, August 16, 1979 to Tuesday, August 28, 1979 UTC.
Only 4 earthquakes in the current catalogue match this period and location.
Event list
All earthquakes
Mag
Location
Details
5.3
57.0 km
southeast of the Loyalty Islands, Unknown
18 Aug 1979 01:40:41 UTC
4.9
36.0 km
southeast of the Loyalty Islands, Unknown
21 Aug 1979 00:30:18 UTC
4.5
33.0 km
southeast of the Loyalty Islands, Unknown
28 Aug 1979 12:40:32 UTC
4.3
33.0 km
southeast of the Loyalty Islands, Unknown
16 Aug 1979 06:26:10 UTC