Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 12:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 388.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.207 and latitude -21.986.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.986, 170.207
UTC time	2001-02-28 12:30:14.050

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	388.8 km
Port Vila	512.9 km
Nadi	886.5 km
Lautoka	900.9 km
Suva	960.0 km
Nasinu	971.6 km
Whangarei	1581.4 km
Auckland	1711.8 km
Papatoetoe	1726.5 km
Manukau	1730.1 km
Honiara	1776.1 km
Hervey Bay	1814.4 km

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