Earthquake details

Friday, December 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, December 29, 1972 at 19:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 354.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.785 and latitude -21.544.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	-21.544, 169.785
UTC time	1972-12-29 19:05:22.440

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	354.0 km
Port Vila	451.0 km
Nadi	901.6 km
Lautoka	914.9 km
Suva	980.8 km
Nasinu	992.3 km
Whangarei	1639.8 km
Honiara	1710.4 km
Auckland	1770.3 km
Papatoetoe	1785.0 km
Hervey Bay	1786.0 km
Manukau	1788.7 km

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