Earthquake details

Monday, January 15, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, January 15, 1973 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 375.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.774 and latitude -20.930.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	82.0 km
Coordinates	-20.930, 169.774
UTC time	1973-01-15 03:20:47.300

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	375.3 km
Port Vila	387.2 km
Nadi	874.6 km
Lautoka	886.8 km
Suva	959.2 km
Nasinu	970.5 km
Honiara	1657.4 km
Whangarei	1706.3 km
Hervey Bay	1805.8 km
Gold Coast	1831.1 km
Auckland	1836.7 km
Bundaberg	1838.4 km

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