QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000b2x3
USGS usp000b2x3
21 Apr 2002, 18:58
177 km WSW of Wala, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.
Published location
Where is 177 km WSW of Wala, New Caledonia?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-20.521000, 162.185000
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What the numbers mean
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b2x3
Coordinates
-20.521, 162.185
Network
us
Significance
500