Earthquake details

Friday, November 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia region on Friday, November 5, 1982 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (Australia region - AU), about 560.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.157 and latitude -26.001.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-26.001, 170.157
UTC time	1982-11-05 06:31:53.120

Location	Norfolk Island
Country	Australia (AU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	560.3 km
Port Vila	939.4 km
Whangarei	1153.7 km
Nadi	1180.4 km
Lautoka	1199.0 km
Suva	1221.5 km
Nasinu	1233.2 km
Auckland	1283.9 km
Papatoetoe	1298.8 km
Manukau	1302.6 km
Hamilton	1397.6 km
Tauranga	1418.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2010-04-25 18:38 UTC	98.9 km
M 6.3 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 1957-06-18 17:56 UTC	34.6 km

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