Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 368.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.000 and latitude -21.919.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.919, 170.000
UTC time	2018-08-29 04:04:36.710

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	368.3 km
Port Vila	497.9 km
Nadi	901.3 km
Lautoka	915.5 km
Suva	976.3 km
Nasinu	988.0 km
Whangarei	1593.9 km
Auckland	1724.3 km
Papatoetoe	1739.1 km
Manukau	1742.7 km
Honiara	1756.7 km
Hervey Bay	1795.7 km

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