Earthquake details

Friday, October 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, October 24, 1980 at 04:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 343.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.768 and latitude -22.046.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.046, 169.768
UTC time	1980-10-24 04:51:40.200

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	343.1 km
Port Vila	503.3 km
Nadi	929.1 km
Lautoka	943.3 km
Suva	1003.9 km
Nasinu	1015.6 km
Whangarei	1586.3 km
Auckland	1716.7 km
Papatoetoe	1731.5 km
Manukau	1735.2 km
Honiara	1752.8 km
Hervey Bay	1768.9 km

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