Earthquake details

Friday, January 16, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 394.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.274 and latitude -22.304.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 21.5 km
Coordinates -22.304, 170.274
UTC time 2009-01-16 19:55:22.260
Location Noumea
Country New Caledonia (NC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-16

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