Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 14, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, September 14, 1988 at 10:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 383.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.164 and latitude -22.054.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	66.9 km
Coordinates	-22.054, 170.164
UTC time	1988-09-14 10:03:42.340

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	383.8 km
Port Vila	518.2 km
Nadi	894.1 km
Lautoka	908.7 km
Suva	967.2 km
Nasinu	978.9 km
Whangarei	1575.2 km
Auckland	1705.5 km
Papatoetoe	1720.3 km
Manukau	1723.9 km
Honiara	1779.1 km
Hervey Bay	1808.2 km

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