Earthquake details

Sunday, February 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, February 13, 1977 at 01:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 328.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.623 and latitude -21.999.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.0 km
Coordinates	-21.999, 169.623
UTC time	1977-02-13 01:39:15.200

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	328.7 km
Port Vila	493.9 km
Nadi	939.7 km
Lautoka	953.6 km
Suva	1015.5 km
Nasinu	1027.1 km
Whangarei	1595.3 km
Auckland	1725.7 km
Honiara	1739.4 km
Papatoetoe	1740.5 km
Manukau	1744.2 km
Hervey Bay	1755.9 km

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