Earthquake details

Sunday, November 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, November 8, 1981 at 19:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 348.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.743 and latitude -21.597.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.597, 169.743
UTC time	1981-11-08 19:50:06.530

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	348.4 km
Port Vila	455.1 km
Nadi	908.1 km
Lautoka	921.5 km
Suva	987.0 km
Nasinu	998.5 km
Whangarei	1635.2 km
Honiara	1712.2 km
Auckland	1765.7 km
Hervey Bay	1780.1 km
Papatoetoe	1780.4 km
Manukau	1784.1 km

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