Earthquake details

Saturday, October 25, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, October 25, 1980 at 13:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 321.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.535 and latitude -21.876.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	-21.876, 169.535
UTC time	1980-10-25 13:28:27.100

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	321.4 km
Port Vila	478.2 km
Nadi	941.3 km
Lautoka	955.0 km
Suva	1018.5 km
Nasinu	1030.1 km
Whangarei	1610.9 km
Honiara	1723.0 km
Auckland	1741.4 km
Hervey Bay	1750.8 km
Papatoetoe	1756.2 km
Manukau	1759.9 km

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