Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 393.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.258 and latitude -22.030.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.030, 170.258
UTC time	2001-02-28 13:00:48.260

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	393.7 km
Port Vila	519.5 km
Nadi	884.4 km
Lautoka	899.0 km
Suva	957.3 km
Nasinu	969.0 km
Whangarei	1575.4 km
Auckland	1705.8 km
Papatoetoe	1720.5 km
Manukau	1724.1 km
Honiara	1783.2 km
Hervey Bay	1818.2 km

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