Earthquake details

Thursday, December 28, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, December 28, 1972 at 02:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 369.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.947 and latitude -21.558.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	26.2 km
Coordinates	-21.558, 169.947
UTC time	1972-12-28 02:40:54.300

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	369.9 km
Port Vila	458.6 km
Nadi	887.3 km
Lautoka	900.7 km
Suva	965.7 km
Nasinu	977.3 km
Whangarei	1634.2 km
Honiara	1722.3 km
Auckland	1764.6 km
Papatoetoe	1779.3 km
Manukau	1782.9 km
Hervey Bay	1801.6 km

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