Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 330.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.633 and latitude -21.969.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.1 km
Coordinates	-21.969, 169.633
UTC time	2018-12-08 07:07:34.990

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	330.1 km
Port Vila	490.9 km
Nadi	937.2 km
Lautoka	951.1 km
Suva	1013.3 km
Nasinu	1024.9 km
Whangarei	1598.3 km
Auckland	1728.7 km
Honiara	1737.3 km
Papatoetoe	1743.5 km
Manukau	1747.2 km
Hervey Bay	1757.7 km

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