Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 16:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 352.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.869 and latitude -22.154.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.154, 169.869
UTC time	2004-01-03 16:38:29.460

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	352.7 km
Port Vila	518.0 km
Nadi	926.0 km
Lautoka	940.4 km
Suva	999.5 km
Nasinu	1011.1 km
Whangarei	1572.0 km
Auckland	1702.4 km
Papatoetoe	1717.2 km
Manukau	1720.8 km
Honiara	1768.6 km
Hervey Bay	1775.9 km

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