Earthquake details

Saturday, May 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, May 22, 1976 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 393.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.110 and latitude -21.299.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	138.0 km
Coordinates	-21.299, 170.110
UTC time	1976-05-22 09:50:39.400

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	393.7 km
Port Vila	439.1 km
Nadi	859.4 km
Lautoka	872.5 km
Suva	939.6 km
Nasinu	951.0 km
Whangarei	1658.1 km
Honiara	1711.3 km
Auckland	1788.5 km
Papatoetoe	1803.2 km
Manukau	1806.8 km
Hervey Bay	1826.2 km

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