Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, March 16, 1928 at 05:01 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NE), about 406.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.395 and latitude -22.360.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.360, 170.395
UTC time 1928-03-16 05:01:05.850
Location 274 km ESE of Tadine
Country New Caledonia (NE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1928-03-16

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