New Caledonia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia on Thu, Jul 23, 1981, 3:41 AM GMT+11 (16:41 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-07-22 16:41:32 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.720° S, 169.529° 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 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7164 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.6170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.4175 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16497 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.3183 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.0170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.7210 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16492 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 6.2181 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16491 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.3175 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 6.2178 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16452 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.6169 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16448 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.6172 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16447 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 4.8235 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16439 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.8150 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16438 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.5111 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.8170 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16498 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.6176 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3152 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.5156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16528 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001evb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.