Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 365.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.992 and latitude -22.090.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.090, 169.992
UTC time	2001-02-28 13:21:29.070

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	365.8 km
Port Vila	515.5 km
Nadi	911.5 km
Lautoka	925.9 km
Suva	985.0 km
Nasinu	996.6 km
Whangarei	1575.6 km
Auckland	1706.1 km
Papatoetoe	1720.8 km
Manukau	1724.4 km
Honiara	1771.0 km
Hervey Bay	1790.0 km

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