Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, August 6, 1998 at 06:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 350.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.815 and latitude -21.841.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.841, 169.815
UTC time 1998-08-06 06:05:44.180
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-06

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