Earthquake details

Monday, November 16, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, November 16, 1981 at 13:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 315.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.503 and latitude -22.141.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.141, 169.503
UTC time	1981-11-16 13:53:18.800

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1981-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	315.1 km
Port Vila	505.8 km
Nadi	958.1 km
Lautoka	972.2 km
Suva	1033.2 km
Nasinu	1044.8 km
Whangarei	1583.5 km
Auckland	1713.9 km
Papatoetoe	1728.7 km
Manukau	1732.4 km
Hervey Bay	1739.8 km
Honiara	1744.4 km

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