Earthquake details

Thursday, February 7, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, February 7, 1985 at 05:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 285.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.966 and latitude -20.221.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.0 km
Coordinates	-20.221, 168.966
UTC time	1985-02-07 05:26:58.720

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	285.0 km
Noumea	347.0 km
Nadi	929.0 km
Lautoka	939.1 km
Suva	1021.1 km
Nasinu	1031.9 km
Honiara	1542.7 km
Hervey Bay	1754.2 km
Bundaberg	1783.6 km
Gold Coast	1798.0 km
Whangarei	1804.3 km
Brisbane	1809.9 km

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