Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp0003gbh

Location

Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Country: New Caledonia

Date & Time

May 24, 1988

9:39 PM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-20.4670, 168.8260

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Coordinates: -20.4670°, 168.8260° Depth: 33.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 24, 1988 at 9:39 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:42 AM