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M6.0 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Name: M6.0 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Start: 1930-09-13T23:17:11.54+00:00
Location: southeast of the Loyalty Islands

35097 d ago · 13 Sept 1930, 23:17 UTC southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 13 Sept 1930, 23:17 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

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