Earthquake details

Sunday, December 28, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 05:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 378.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.111 and latitude -21.993.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.993, 170.111
UTC time	2003-12-28 05:15:26.570

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	378.9 km
Port Vila	509.8 km
Nadi	895.4 km
Lautoka	909.8 km
Suva	969.3 km
Nasinu	980.9 km
Whangarei	1583.1 km
Auckland	1713.5 km
Papatoetoe	1728.2 km
Manukau	1731.8 km
Honiara	1770.4 km
Hervey Bay	1804.6 km

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