Earthquake details

Friday, December 31, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Friday, December 31, 2021 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NC), about 382.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.156 and latitude -22.474.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.474, 170.156
UTC time	2021-12-31 00:50:46.765

Location	Noumea
Country	New Caledonia (NC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	382.3 km
Port Vila	561.4 km
Nadi	919.5 km
Lautoka	934.7 km
Suva	988.8 km
Nasinu	1000.5 km
Whangarei	1530.0 km
Auckland	1660.5 km
Papatoetoe	1675.2 km
Manukau	1678.8 km
Hamilton	1773.5 km
Tauranga	1788.5 km

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