Earthquake details

Monday, January 12, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, January 12, 2004 at 17:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 392.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.246 and latitude -21.997.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.997, 170.246
UTC time	2004-01-12 17:17:00.800

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	392.7 km
Port Vila	515.6 km
Nadi	883.6 km
Lautoka	898.1 km
Suva	956.8 km
Nasinu	968.5 km
Whangarei	1579.3 km
Auckland	1709.7 km
Papatoetoe	1724.4 km
Manukau	1728.0 km
Honiara	1779.6 km
Hervey Bay	1818.0 km

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