Earthquake details

Sunday, April 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, April 16, 1989 at 08:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 358.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.914 and latitude -22.000.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.000, 169.914
UTC time	1989-04-16 08:43:04.120

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	358.6 km
Port Vila	503.3 km
Nadi	913.5 km
Lautoka	927.7 km
Suva	988.1 km
Nasinu	999.7 km
Whangarei	1587.4 km
Auckland	1717.8 km
Papatoetoe	1732.5 km
Manukau	1736.2 km
Honiara	1758.1 km
Hervey Bay	1784.8 km

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