Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 04:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 363.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.859 and latitude -21.476.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.476, 169.859
UTC time	2004-01-01 04:39:12.150

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	363.3 km
Port Vila	446.7 km
Nadi	891.4 km
Lautoka	904.6 km
Suva	970.9 km
Nasinu	982.4 km
Whangarei	1645.3 km
Honiara	1709.4 km
Auckland	1775.7 km
Papatoetoe	1790.4 km
Manukau	1794.1 km
Hervey Bay	1795.5 km

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