Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 16:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 331.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.661 and latitude -22.066.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.066, 169.661
UTC time	2004-01-03 16:34:02.640

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	331.9 km
Port Vila	502.2 km
Nadi	939.8 km
Lautoka	953.9 km
Suva	1014.9 km
Nasinu	1026.6 km
Whangarei	1587.1 km
Auckland	1717.5 km
Papatoetoe	1732.3 km
Manukau	1736.0 km
Honiara	1747.7 km
Hervey Bay	1757.7 km

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