Earthquake details

Saturday, November 5, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, November 5, 1988 at 12:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 381.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.139 and latitude -21.990.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	42.3 km
Coordinates	-21.990, 170.139
UTC time	1988-11-05 12:15:51.430

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	381.8 km
Port Vila	510.6 km
Nadi	892.8 km
Lautoka	907.1 km
Suva	966.5 km
Nasinu	978.2 km
Whangarei	1582.7 km
Auckland	1713.1 km
Papatoetoe	1727.8 km
Manukau	1731.4 km
Honiara	1772.0 km
Hervey Bay	1807.5 km

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