Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 25, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, February 25, 1997 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 349.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.615 and latitude -21.186.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.186, 169.615
UTC time	1997-02-25 19:45:07.090

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	349.1 km
Port Vila	407.6 km
Nadi	900.9 km
Lautoka	913.4 km
Suva	983.7 km
Nasinu	995.1 km
Honiara	1668.4 km
Whangarei	1682.9 km
Hervey Bay	1781.1 km
Gold Coast	1803.0 km
Auckland	1813.3 km
Bundaberg	1814.4 km

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