Earthquake details

Sunday, December 28, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 13:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 358.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.918 and latitude -22.017.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.017, 169.918
UTC time	2003-12-28 13:50:20.030

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	358.8 km
Port Vila	505.2 km
Nadi	914.0 km
Lautoka	928.3 km
Suva	988.5 km
Nasinu	1000.2 km
Whangarei	1585.4 km
Auckland	1715.8 km
Papatoetoe	1730.6 km
Manukau	1734.3 km
Honiara	1759.9 km
Hervey Bay	1784.7 km

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