Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, November 5, 1981 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 390.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.147 and latitude -21.549.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.549, 170.147
UTC time	1981-11-05 07:23:22.690

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	390.4 km
Port Vila	465.9 km
Nadi	868.4 km
Lautoka	882.0 km
Suva	946.1 km
Nasinu	957.7 km
Whangarei	1630.2 km
Honiara	1734.9 km
Auckland	1760.5 km
Papatoetoe	1775.2 km
Manukau	1778.8 km
Hervey Bay	1821.7 km

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