Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, June 21, 1977 at 18:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 372.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.051 and latitude -22.049.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	-22.049, 170.051
UTC time	1977-06-21 18:50:50.900

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	372.2 km
Port Vila	513.3 km
Nadi	903.9 km
Lautoka	918.3 km
Suva	977.5 km
Nasinu	989.2 km
Whangarei	1578.5 km
Auckland	1709.0 km
Papatoetoe	1723.7 km
Manukau	1727.3 km
Honiara	1771.3 km
Hervey Bay	1797.0 km

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