Earthquake details

Sunday, September 1, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, September 1, 1991 at 08:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 392.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.257 and latitude -22.436.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.3 km
Coordinates	-22.436, 170.257
UTC time	1991-09-01 08:22:28.360

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	392.5 km
Port Vila	561.2 km
Nadi	908.5 km
Lautoka	923.7 km
Suva	977.7 km
Nasinu	989.4 km
Whangarei	1531.6 km
Auckland	1662.0 km
Papatoetoe	1676.7 km
Manukau	1680.3 km
Hamilton	1774.9 km
Tauranga	1789.5 km

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