Earthquake details

Monday, January 18, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, January 18, 1999 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 372.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.052 and latitude -22.034.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.0 km
Coordinates	-22.034, 170.052
UTC time	1999-01-18 00:33:30.360

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	372.4 km
Port Vila	511.8 km
Nadi	903.0 km
Lautoka	917.4 km
Suva	976.7 km
Nasinu	988.4 km
Whangarei	1580.1 km
Auckland	1710.5 km
Papatoetoe	1725.3 km
Manukau	1728.9 km
Honiara	1770.0 km
Hervey Bay	1797.6 km

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