Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 1, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 364.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.977 and latitude -22.031.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-22.031, 169.977
UTC time	1999-12-01 21:45:22.740

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	364.8 km
Port Vila	508.8 km
Nadi	909.5 km
Lautoka	923.8 km
Suva	983.6 km
Nasinu	995.3 km
Whangarei	1582.4 km
Auckland	1712.8 km
Papatoetoe	1727.5 km
Manukau	1731.2 km
Honiara	1764.9 km
Hervey Bay	1790.2 km

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