Earthquake details

Friday, December 20, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 11:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 348.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.280 and latitude -24.016.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.7 km
Coordinates	-24.016, 169.280
UTC time	2013-12-20 11:58:59.870

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	348.7 km
Port Vila	706.2 km
Nadi	1092.2 km
Lautoka	1108.6 km
Suva	1153.0 km
Nasinu	1164.8 km
Whangarei	1391.5 km
Auckland	1521.6 km
Papatoetoe	1536.5 km
Manukau	1540.3 km
Hamilton	1635.3 km
Gold Coast	1645.0 km

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