Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, December 17, 1980 at 00:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 366.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.875 and latitude -21.417.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	86.0 km
Coordinates	-21.417, 169.875
UTC time	1980-12-17 00:47:54.700

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1980-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	366.6 km
Port Vila	441.2 km
Nadi	887.0 km
Lautoka	900.2 km
Suva	967.0 km
Nasinu	978.5 km
Whangarei	1651.2 km
Honiara	1705.5 km
Auckland	1781.6 km
Papatoetoe	1796.3 km
Hervey Bay	1799.0 km
Manukau	1800.0 km

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