Earthquake details

Sunday, September 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, September 24, 1978 at 07:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 367.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.992 and latitude -21.953.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.0 km
Coordinates	-21.953, 169.992
UTC time	1978-09-24 07:43:26.400

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	367.1 km
Port Vila	501.2 km
Nadi	903.9 km
Lautoka	918.1 km
Suva	978.6 km
Nasinu	990.2 km
Whangarei	1590.4 km
Auckland	1720.8 km
Papatoetoe	1735.5 km
Manukau	1739.2 km
Honiara	1759.1 km
Hervey Bay	1793.9 km

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