Earthquake details

Thursday, May 23, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 352.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.794 and latitude -21.654.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	-21.654, 169.794
UTC time	2019-05-23 15:02:18.599

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	352.2 km
Port Vila	462.8 km
Nadi	906.2 km
Lautoka	919.7 km
Suva	984.4 km
Nasinu	995.9 km
Whangarei	1627.8 km
Honiara	1720.4 km
Auckland	1758.2 km
Papatoetoe	1773.0 km
Manukau	1776.7 km
Hervey Bay	1783.4 km

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