Earthquake details

Friday, October 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, October 24, 1980 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 352.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.862 and latitude -22.078.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.078, 169.862
UTC time	1980-10-24 20:18:34.200

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	352.5 km
Port Vila	509.7 km
Nadi	922.4 km
Lautoka	936.7 km
Suva	996.6 km
Nasinu	1008.2 km
Whangarei	1580.3 km
Auckland	1710.8 km
Papatoetoe	1725.5 km
Manukau	1729.2 km
Honiara	1761.6 km
Hervey Bay	1777.4 km

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