Earthquake details

Thursday, March 31, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Caledonia on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 06:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (New Caledonia - NE), about 405.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.383 and latitude -22.463.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.463, 170.383
UTC time 2022-03-31 06:02:09.293
Location 277 km ESE of Tadine
Country New Caledonia (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2022-03-31

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