Earthquake details

Sunday, September 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, September 24, 1978 at 18:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 367.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.985 and latitude -21.888.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 42.0 km
Coordinates -21.888, 169.985
UTC time 1978-09-24 18:20:10.700
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-24

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