Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 9, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, June 9, 1998 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 346.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.712 and latitude -23.069.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-23.069, 169.712
UTC time	1998-06-09 23:56:20.990

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	346.7 km
Port Vila	611.3 km
Nadi	994.3 km
Lautoka	1009.9 km
Suva	1060.6 km
Nasinu	1072.4 km
Whangarei	1478.3 km
Auckland	1608.7 km
Papatoetoe	1623.5 km
Manukau	1627.3 km
Hamilton	1722.1 km
Gold Coast	1723.3 km

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