Earthquake details

Friday, January 16, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, January 16, 1976 at 05:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 371.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.048 and latitude -22.105.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	54.0 km
Coordinates	-22.105, 170.048
UTC time	1976-01-16 05:41:53.100

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	371.4 km
Port Vila	519.0 km
Nadi	907.3 km
Lautoka	921.8 km
Suva	980.4 km
Nasinu	992.1 km
Whangarei	1572.6 km
Auckland	1703.0 km
Papatoetoe	1717.7 km
Manukau	1721.4 km
Honiara	1775.9 km
Hervey Bay	1795.1 km

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