Earthquake details

Monday, May 22, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, May 22, 1995 at 03:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 370.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.010 and latitude -22.795.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	18.6 km
Coordinates	-22.795, 170.010
UTC time	1995-05-22 03:45:02.680

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	370.7 km
Port Vila	590.3 km
Nadi	951.9 km
Lautoka	967.4 km
Suva	1019.0 km
Nasinu	1030.8 km
Whangarei	1499.3 km
Auckland	1629.7 km
Papatoetoe	1644.5 km
Manukau	1648.2 km
Hamilton	1742.9 km
Tauranga	1759.1 km

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