Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 06:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 339.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.733 and latitude -22.063.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.063, 169.733
UTC time	2018-12-05 06:43:04.130

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2018-12-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	339.4 km
Port Vila	504.0 km
Nadi	933.2 km
Lautoka	947.3 km
Suva	1008.0 km
Nasinu	1019.6 km
Whangarei	1585.4 km
Auckland	1715.9 km
Papatoetoe	1730.6 km
Manukau	1734.3 km
Honiara	1752.0 km
Hervey Bay	1765.0 km

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