Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 16, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, May 16, 1995 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 363.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.900 and latitude -23.008.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.2 km
Coordinates -23.008, 169.900
UTC time 1995-05-16 20:12:44.220
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1995-05-16

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