Earthquake details

Saturday, September 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, September 19, 1981 at 10:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 379.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.127 and latitude -22.560.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.560, 170.127
UTC time 1981-09-19 10:03:51.070
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-19

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