Earthquake details

Monday, May 22, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, May 22, 1995 at 06:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 359.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.894 and latitude -22.850.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.850, 169.894
UTC time	1995-05-22 06:59:04.160

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	359.9 km
Port Vila	592.6 km
Nadi	965.2 km
Lautoka	980.6 km
Suva	1032.4 km
Nasinu	1044.2 km
Whangarei	1496.6 km
Auckland	1627.0 km
Papatoetoe	1641.8 km
Manukau	1645.5 km
Hamilton	1740.3 km
Gold Coast	1749.8 km

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