Earthquake details

Thursday, July 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, July 24, 1980 at 17:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 387.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.197 and latitude -21.986.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.986, 170.197
UTC time	1980-07-24 17:01:42.300

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	387.8 km
Port Vila	512.5 km
Nadi	887.4 km
Lautoka	901.8 km
Suva	960.9 km
Nasinu	972.6 km
Whangarei	1581.7 km
Auckland	1712.1 km
Papatoetoe	1726.8 km
Manukau	1730.4 km
Honiara	1775.4 km
Hervey Bay	1813.4 km

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