New Caledonia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia on Tue, Jun 23, 1981, 6:25 AM GMT+11 (19:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 176 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-22 19:25:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.401° S, 169.384° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3152 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.6176 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.8170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.5111 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.7171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.7164 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.6170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.085 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.4175 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.3183 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.0170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.7210 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 6.2181 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16491 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3130 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.1167 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.5169 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16529 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.2160 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16530 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 5.8163 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16530 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.6162 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16530 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ea1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.