Earthquake details

Monday, January 22, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, January 22, 1990 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 365.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.993 and latitude -22.127.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.127, 169.993
UTC time	1990-01-22 05:08:54.120

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	365.6 km
Port Vila	519.4 km
Nadi	913.5 km
Lautoka	927.9 km
Suva	986.6 km
Nasinu	998.3 km
Whangarei	1571.6 km
Auckland	1702.0 km
Papatoetoe	1716.8 km
Manukau	1720.4 km
Honiara	1774.3 km
Hervey Bay	1789.0 km

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