Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 13:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 378.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.108 and latitude -22.002.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.002, 170.108
UTC time	2001-02-28 13:05:31.640

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	378.5 km
Port Vila	510.6 km
Nadi	896.2 km
Lautoka	910.6 km
Suva	970.0 km
Nasinu	981.6 km
Whangarei	1582.2 km
Auckland	1712.6 km
Papatoetoe	1727.3 km
Manukau	1730.9 km
Honiara	1771.0 km
Hervey Bay	1804.1 km

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