Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp0001gqe
Location
200 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
Country: New Caledonia
Date & Time
Oct 29, 1981
12:06 PM Z
Depth
20.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-23.6450, 169.1410
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
200 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
Coordinates: -23.6450°, 169.1410° • Depth: 20.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 29, 1981 at 12:06 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:30 AM
- Timeline
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