Earthquake details

Thursday, May 15, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, May 15, 1997 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 361.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.878 and latitude -21.628.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.628, 169.878
UTC time	1997-05-15 18:01:33.260

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-05-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	361.3 km
Port Vila	463.2 km
Nadi	897.2 km
Lautoka	910.7 km
Suva	975.3 km
Nasinu	986.8 km
Whangarei	1628.4 km
Honiara	1723.7 km
Auckland	1758.8 km
Papatoetoe	1773.5 km
Manukau	1777.2 km
Hervey Bay	1792.5 km

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