Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 01:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 382.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.162 and latitude -22.448.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.4 km
Coordinates	-22.448, 170.162
UTC time	2005-08-24 01:30:58.480

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	382.7 km
Port Vila	558.9 km
Nadi	917.5 km
Lautoka	932.6 km
Suva	986.9 km
Nasinu	998.7 km
Whangarei	1532.7 km
Auckland	1663.1 km
Papatoetoe	1677.8 km
Manukau	1681.5 km
Hamilton	1776.1 km
Tauranga	1791.1 km

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