Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, March 20, 1984 at 08:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 280.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.270 and latitude -20.087.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.8 km
Coordinates	-20.087, 169.270
UTC time	1984-03-20 08:33:56.500

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	280.4 km
Noumea	380.8 km
Nadi	894.4 km
Lautoka	904.4 km
Suva	987.0 km
Nasinu	997.8 km
Honiara	1552.2 km
Hervey Bay	1789.2 km
Whangarei	1810.3 km
Bundaberg	1818.5 km
Gold Coast	1832.9 km
Brisbane	1844.9 km

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