Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 11:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 387.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.943 and latitude -21.021.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	102.4 km
Coordinates	-21.021, 169.943
UTC time	2004-01-20 11:22:23.620

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	387.5 km
Port Vila	403.7 km
Nadi	862.3 km
Lautoka	874.8 km
Suva	945.6 km
Nasinu	956.9 km
Honiara	1676.6 km
Whangarei	1692.3 km
Hervey Bay	1819.2 km
Auckland	1822.7 km
Papatoetoe	1837.4 km
Manukau	1841.0 km

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