Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 16:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (New Caledonia - NC), about 300.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.962 and latitude -20.362.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-20.362, 168.962
UTC time	2008-04-09 16:02:11.610

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Vila	300.1 km
Noumea	336.5 km
Nadi	933.7 km
Lautoka	944.1 km
Suva	1024.7 km
Nasinu	1035.7 km
Honiara	1554.5 km
Hervey Bay	1748.0 km
Bundaberg	1777.9 km
Whangarei	1789.3 km
Gold Coast	1789.4 km
Brisbane	1801.9 km

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