Message:18532 In: EQUAKE.WW
From: CX2SADate: Tue, 10 Mar 26 05:40:00 Z
Newsgroups: EQUAKE.WW
Subject: (M5.0) southeast of the Loyalty Islands -23.3 171.6
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From: CX2SA@CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM
To : EQUAKE@WW
== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==
Event type: Earthquake
Region: southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Geographic coordinates: 23.346S, 171.565E
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 10 Mar 2026 05:20:04
Time near the Epicenter (1): 10 Mar 2026 16:20:04
Time in your area (1): 10 Mar 2026 02:20:04
Location with respect to nearby cities:
423.8 km (262.7 mi) E of Vao, New Caledonia
483.1 km (299.5 mi) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
518.7 km (321.6 mi) ESE of Wé, New Caledonia
527.0 km (326.7 mi) ESE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia
538.4 km (333.8 mi) ESE of Nouméa, New Caledonia
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS
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event ID : us 7000s3bq
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000s3bq?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime
or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
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