Earthquake details

Sunday, October 26, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, October 26, 1980 at 09:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 316.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.517 and latitude -22.092.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.092, 169.517
UTC time	1980-10-26 09:10:34.000

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	316.9 km
Port Vila	500.9 km
Nadi	954.3 km
Lautoka	968.3 km
Suva	1029.7 km
Nasinu	1041.3 km
Whangarei	1588.3 km
Auckland	1718.7 km
Papatoetoe	1733.5 km
Manukau	1737.3 km
Honiara	1740.9 km
Hervey Bay	1742.6 km

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