Earthquake details

Friday, October 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, October 24, 1980 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 384.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.165 and latitude -21.989.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.989, 170.165
UTC time	1980-10-24 03:25:34.400

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	384.5 km
Port Vila	511.5 km
Nadi	890.4 km
Lautoka	904.8 km
Suva	964.0 km
Nasinu	975.7 km
Whangarei	1582.2 km
Auckland	1712.5 km
Papatoetoe	1727.2 km
Manukau	1730.9 km
Honiara	1773.6 km
Hervey Bay	1810.1 km

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