Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 17, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, February 17, 1970 at 19:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NE), about 409.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.427 and latitude -22.332.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -22.332, 170.427
UTC time 1970-02-17 19:14:20.160
Location 277 km ESE of Tadine
Country New Caledonia (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-17

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