Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 29, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, October 29, 1980 at 23:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 337.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.672 and latitude -21.772.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.772, 169.672
UTC time	1980-10-29 23:12:59.200

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	337.3 km
Port Vila	471.2 km
Nadi	923.4 km
Lautoka	937.0 km
Suva	1001.0 km
Nasinu	1012.6 km
Whangarei	1618.3 km
Honiara	1722.7 km
Auckland	1748.8 km
Papatoetoe	1763.5 km
Manukau	1767.2 km
Hervey Bay	1767.6 km

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