Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 03:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 388.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.167 and latitude -22.888.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.2 km
Coordinates	-22.888, 170.167
UTC time	1995-05-17 03:58:14.420

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	388.2 km
Port Vila	605.2 km
Nadi	944.6 km
Lautoka	960.3 km
Suva	1010.1 km
Nasinu	1021.9 km
Whangarei	1485.1 km
Auckland	1615.6 km
Papatoetoe	1630.3 km
Manukau	1634.0 km
Hamilton	1728.6 km
Tauranga	1744.2 km

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