Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 19:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 327.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.608 and latitude -22.009.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.009, 169.608
UTC time	2003-12-27 19:51:23.250

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	327.1 km
Port Vila	494.5 km
Nadi	941.6 km
Lautoka	955.5 km
Suva	1017.4 km
Nasinu	1029.0 km
Whangarei	1594.7 km
Auckland	1725.1 km
Honiara	1739.3 km
Papatoetoe	1739.9 km
Manukau	1743.6 km
Hervey Bay	1754.1 km

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