New Caledonia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 172 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 172 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia on Fri, Sep 11, 1981, 12:11 PM GMT+11 (01:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-09-11 01:11:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.729° S, 169.537° 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 1.6 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8235 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16446 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.8150 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.6262 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.9267 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16443 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.6177 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.5257 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16441 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 5.290 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16438 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.689 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.594 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 5.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4222 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.6240 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16399 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.5243 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.8234 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.5215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.6235 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.5221 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.5204 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16398 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.7197 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.4184 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.7210 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16397 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.8186 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16396 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 5.1193 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16396 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.9188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16395 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.6169 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16455 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 6.2178 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16459 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3175 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 16468 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fsu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.