Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1901 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, August 9, 1901 at 13:01 UTC with a magnitude of 7.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 367.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.000 and latitude -22.000.

Magnitude 7.9
Alert Extreme
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -22.000, 170.000
UTC time 1901-08-09 13:01:00.000
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1901-08-09

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