Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp0000urm

Location

106 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia

Country: New Caledonia

Date & Time

May 26, 1978

1:41 AM Z

Depth

33.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

-20.8590, 168.5930

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

106 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia

Coordinates: -20.8590°, 168.5930° Depth: 33.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 26, 1978 at 1:41 AM
Last Updated
November 9, 2016 at 10:36 PM