Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 380.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.126 and latitude -22.030.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	21.4 km
Coordinates	-22.030, 170.126
UTC time	2018-08-29 03:51:56.100

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 2018-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	380.1 km
Port Vila	514.2 km
Nadi	896.1 km
Lautoka	910.6 km
Suva	969.6 km
Nasinu	981.2 km
Whangarei	1578.7 km
Auckland	1709.1 km
Papatoetoe	1723.9 km
Manukau	1727.5 km
Honiara	1774.5 km
Hervey Bay	1805.1 km

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