Earthquake details

Saturday, October 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, October 25, 1980 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 353.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.853 and latitude -21.890.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.890, 169.853
UTC time	1980-10-25 11:00:05.100

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1980-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	353.7 km
Port Vila	489.6 km
Nadi	913.0 km
Lautoka	927.0 km
Suva	988.9 km
Nasinu	1000.5 km
Whangarei	1600.8 km
Auckland	1731.2 km
Honiara	1744.7 km
Papatoetoe	1746.0 km
Manukau	1749.6 km
Hervey Bay	1782.0 km

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