Earthquake details

Saturday, April 21, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 388.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.183 and latitude -21.825.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.5 km
Coordinates	-21.825, 170.183
UTC time	2012-04-21 12:36:11.020

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-04-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	388.5 km
Port Vila	495.4 km
Nadi	879.7 km
Lautoka	893.8 km
Suva	954.8 km
Nasinu	966.4 km
Whangarei	1599.4 km
Auckland	1729.8 km
Papatoetoe	1744.5 km
Manukau	1748.1 km
Honiara	1760.7 km
Hervey Bay	1816.8 km

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