Thursday, September 15, 2022

Strong 7.0 Quake Hits Southeast Of Loyalty Islands

Very strong M7.0 earthquake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands

A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia at 11:04 UTC on September 14, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 145 km (90 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 143 km.

The epicenter was located 203.3 km (126.3 miles) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu, and 296 km (184 miles) E of We, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.


Shallow M5.8 earthquake hits American Samoa region


A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.8 hit the American Samoa region at 05:08 UTC on September 14, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.8 at a depth of 40 km (25 miles).

The epicenter was located about 300 km (187 miles) SSE of Ta’u Island volcano – where an earthquake swarm is occurring since July 2022.1



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