Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, May 3, 1988 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 397.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.278 and latitude -22.774.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.8 km
Coordinates -22.774, 170.278
UTC time 1988-05-03 23:22:07.680
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1988-05-03

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