Earthquake details

Thursday, March 1, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, March 1, 2001 at 03:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 399.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.324 and latitude -22.293.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.293, 170.324
UTC time	2001-03-01 03:59:54.470

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	399.2 km
Port Vila	549.1 km
Nadi	894.1 km
Lautoka	909.1 km
Suva	964.2 km
Nasinu	975.9 km
Whangarei	1545.4 km
Auckland	1675.8 km
Papatoetoe	1690.4 km
Manukau	1694.1 km
Hamilton	1788.6 km
Tauranga	1802.7 km

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