Earthquake details

Saturday, August 31, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, August 31, 1991 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 384.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.178 and latitude -22.191.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -22.191, 170.178
UTC time 1991-08-31 20:21:48.780
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-31

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