Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 5, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, November 5, 1980 at 11:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 382.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.159 and latitude -22.193.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.193, 170.159
UTC time	1980-11-05 11:41:53.600

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	382.4 km
Port Vila	532.3 km
Nadi	902.6 km
Lautoka	917.3 km
Suva	974.4 km
Nasinu	986.1 km
Whangarei	1560.3 km
Auckland	1690.7 km
Papatoetoe	1705.4 km
Manukau	1709.0 km
Honiara	1790.7 km
Hamilton	1803.6 km

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