Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, August 22, 1985 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 311.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.462 and latitude -22.057.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.057, 169.462
UTC time	1985-08-22 02:01:01.650

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	311.6 km
Port Vila	495.7 km
Nadi	957.4 km
Lautoka	971.3 km
Suva	1033.3 km
Nasinu	1044.9 km
Whangarei	1593.6 km
Auckland	1724.1 km
Honiara	1734.4 km
Hervey Bay	1738.1 km
Papatoetoe	1738.9 km
Manukau	1742.6 km

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