Earthquake details

Thursday, May 18, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, May 18, 1978 at 04:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 273.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.146 and latitude -20.067.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	67.0 km
Coordinates	-20.067, 169.146
UTC time	1978-05-18 04:53:22.000

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	273.8 km
Noumea	372.5 km
Nadi	906.4 km
Lautoka	916.3 km
Suva	999.3 km
Nasinu	1010.1 km
Honiara	1542.0 km
Hervey Bay	1778.0 km
Bundaberg	1807.1 km
Whangarei	1815.8 km
Gold Coast	1823.0 km
Brisbane	1834.7 km

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