Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 20:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 391.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.133 and latitude -21.436.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.436, 170.133
UTC time	2021-12-18 20:14:16.131

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	391.9 km
Port Vila	453.9 km
Nadi	864.0 km
Lautoka	877.4 km
Suva	942.8 km
Nasinu	954.3 km
Whangarei	1642.7 km
Honiara	1724.4 km
Auckland	1773.1 km
Papatoetoe	1787.8 km
Manukau	1791.4 km
Hervey Bay	1823.9 km

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