Earthquake details

Friday, November 22, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, November 22, 1996 at 22:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 376.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.938 and latitude -20.754.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-20.754, 169.938
UTC time	1996-11-22 22:43:58.870

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	376.8 km
Noumea	399.0 km
Nadi	851.5 km
Lautoka	863.4 km
Suva	937.1 km
Nasinu	948.4 km
Honiara	1654.0 km
Whangarei	1721.3 km
Hervey Bay	1828.3 km
Auckland	1851.7 km
Gold Coast	1855.4 km
Bundaberg	1860.5 km

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