Earthquake details

Sunday, February 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, February 13, 1977 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 357.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.902 and latitude -21.957.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.957, 169.902
UTC time	1977-02-13 14:02:08.200

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	357.9 km
Port Vila	498.4 km
Nadi	912.2 km
Lautoka	926.3 km
Suva	987.3 km
Nasinu	998.9 km
Whangarei	1592.3 km
Auckland	1722.7 km
Papatoetoe	1737.5 km
Manukau	1741.1 km
Honiara	1753.6 km
Hervey Bay	1784.9 km

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