Earthquake details

Friday, May 16, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, May 16, 1997 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 362.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.890 and latitude -21.647.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.647, 169.890
UTC time	1997-05-16 14:16:57.230

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	362.1 km
Port Vila	465.6 km
Nadi	897.0 km
Lautoka	910.6 km
Suva	974.9 km
Nasinu	986.4 km
Whangarei	1626.0 km
Honiara	1726.1 km
Auckland	1756.4 km
Papatoetoe	1771.2 km
Manukau	1774.8 km
Hervey Bay	1793.1 km

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