Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 13, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, September 13, 1972 at 14:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 300.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.876 and latitude -20.384.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	-20.384, 168.876
UTC time	1972-09-13 14:55:46.170

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	300.6 km
Noumea	328.0 km
Nadi	943.0 km
Lautoka	953.4 km
Suva	1034.0 km
Nasinu	1045.0 km
Honiara	1550.6 km
Hervey Bay	1738.7 km
Bundaberg	1768.6 km
Gold Coast	1780.5 km
Whangarei	1789.4 km
Brisbane	1792.8 km

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