Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 28, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, March 28, 1978 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 384.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.068 and latitude -23.171.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.0 km
Coordinates	-23.171, 170.068
UTC time	1978-03-28 22:50:07.900

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	384.8 km
Port Vila	632.0 km
Nadi	971.3 km
Lautoka	987.4 km
Suva	1034.9 km
Nasinu	1046.7 km
Whangarei	1457.4 km
Auckland	1587.8 km
Papatoetoe	1602.6 km
Manukau	1606.3 km
Hamilton	1701.0 km
Tauranga	1717.5 km

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