Earthquake details

Friday, May 26, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, May 26, 1995 at 06:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 356.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.843 and latitude -22.940.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.9 km
Coordinates	-22.940, 169.843
UTC time	1995-05-26 06:00:39.490

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	356.6 km
Port Vila	600.8 km
Nadi	975.1 km
Lautoka	990.7 km
Suva	1041.8 km
Nasinu	1053.6 km
Whangarei	1488.3 km
Auckland	1618.8 km
Papatoetoe	1633.6 km
Manukau	1637.3 km
Hamilton	1732.1 km
Gold Coast	1741.1 km

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