M4.6 earthquake 162 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 162 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia on Sat, Jun 20, 1981, 11:19 PM GMT+11 (12:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 163 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-20 12:19:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.536° S, 169.449° E
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8163 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16530 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.2160 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16530 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5169 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.1167 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.3130 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16528 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.3152 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.6176 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5111 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.7171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7164 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.6170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.4175 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3183 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.7210 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 6.2181 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16491 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e8e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.