Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 15:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 324.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.579 and latitude -22.010.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.010, 169.579
UTC time	2018-12-05 15:38:21.080

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	324.1 km
Port Vila	493.8 km
Nadi	944.2 km
Lautoka	958.1 km
Suva	1020.1 km
Nasinu	1031.7 km
Whangarei	1595.4 km
Auckland	1725.8 km
Honiara	1737.6 km
Papatoetoe	1740.6 km
Manukau	1744.3 km
Hervey Bay	1751.2 km

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