Earthquake details

Saturday, October 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, October 25, 1980 at 07:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 370.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.025 and latitude -21.982.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.982, 170.025
UTC time	1980-10-25 07:00:07.900

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	370.2 km
Port Vila	505.4 km
Nadi	902.5 km
Lautoka	916.8 km
Suva	976.8 km
Nasinu	988.5 km
Whangarei	1586.4 km
Auckland	1716.8 km
Papatoetoe	1731.6 km
Manukau	1735.2 km
Honiara	1763.8 km
Hervey Bay	1796.4 km

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