Earthquake details

Saturday, November 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, November 4, 1972 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 282.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.191 and latitude -20.131.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	44.7 km
Coordinates	-20.131, 169.191
UTC time	1972-11-04 03:49:57.280

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-11-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	282.1 km
Noumea	371.3 km
Nadi	903.7 km
Lautoka	913.7 km
Suva	996.0 km
Nasinu	1006.9 km
Honiara	1550.4 km
Hervey Bay	1779.7 km
Whangarei	1807.7 km
Bundaberg	1809.1 km
Gold Coast	1823.3 km
Brisbane	1835.3 km

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