Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 259.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.128 and latitude -19.935.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	50.1 km
Coordinates	-19.935, 169.128
UTC time	1972-09-05 17:30:36.570

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	259.3 km
Noumea	381.0 km
Nadi	904.6 km
Lautoka	914.2 km
Suva	998.5 km
Nasinu	1009.2 km
Honiara	1529.7 km
Hervey Bay	1781.8 km
Bundaberg	1810.5 km
Gold Coast	1829.3 km
Whangarei	1830.5 km
Brisbane	1840.4 km

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