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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
October 29, 1981 at 12:06 PM
Last Updated
November 7, 2014 at 12:30 AM