Earthquake details

Thursday, November 2, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, November 2, 1972 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 270.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.967 and latitude -20.085.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 17.8 km
Coordinates -20.085, 168.967
UTC time 1972-11-02 19:55:21.720
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1972-11-02

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