Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 6.6 (mwc) in 22.596S 170.911E, depth 12 km at 190335Z jan 09
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands · USGS-USP000GSTK
- issued
- 2009-01-19 03:35Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-01-22 03:35Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-01-22 03:35Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -22.596, 170.911
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.6 (MWC) IN 22.596S 170.911E, DEPTH 12 KM AT 190335Z JAN 09. 2. USGS EVENT USP000GSTK. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gstk
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- 277 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2026-01-19
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Timeline · 7 messages since 2009-01-15 · closed 2009-01-24
- 298 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2009-01-15 → 2009-01-18
- 285 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2009-01-15 → 2009-01-18
- 261 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2009-01-16 → 2009-01-19
- Earthquake magnitude 6.6 (mwc) in 22.596S 170.911E, depth 12 km at 190335Z jan 09 this message2009-01-19 → 2009-01-22
- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mwc) in 22.477S 170.806E, depth 35 km at 190346Z jan 092009-01-19 → 2009-01-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 22.792S 170.740E, depth 35 km at 192226Z jan 092009-01-19 → 2009-01-22
- Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mwc) in 22.689S 171.043E, depth 24 km at 211708Z jan 092009-01-21 → 2009-01-24
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