Earthquake details

Friday, February 28, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, February 28, 1997 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 381.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.064 and latitude -23.065.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-23.065, 170.064
UTC time	1997-02-28 06:54:36.190

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	381.6 km
Port Vila	620.6 km
Nadi	964.7 km
Lautoka	980.6 km
Suva	1029.2 km
Nasinu	1041.0 km
Whangarei	1468.8 km
Auckland	1599.3 km
Papatoetoe	1614.1 km
Manukau	1617.7 km
Hamilton	1712.5 km
Tauranga	1728.8 km

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