Earthquake details

Monday, October 5, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 07:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 357.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.885 and latitude -21.888.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.888, 169.885
UTC time	2020-10-05 07:12:01.399

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-10-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	357.0 km
Port Vila	490.5 km
Nadi	910.0 km
Lautoka	924.0 km
Suva	985.8 km
Nasinu	997.4 km
Whangarei	1600.2 km
Auckland	1730.6 km
Papatoetoe	1745.4 km
Honiara	1746.5 km
Manukau	1749.1 km
Hervey Bay	1785.2 km

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