Earthquake details

Monday, January 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, January 21, 2002 at 16:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 388.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.122 and latitude -21.542.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-21.542, 170.122
UTC time	2002-01-21 16:49:42.380

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	388.0 km
Port Vila	464.1 km
Nadi	870.3 km
Lautoka	883.9 km
Suva	948.2 km
Nasinu	959.8 km
Whangarei	1631.5 km
Honiara	1732.6 km
Auckland	1761.9 km
Papatoetoe	1776.6 km
Manukau	1780.2 km
Hervey Bay	1819.5 km

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