M4.7 earthquake 117 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 117 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia on Mon, Mar 22, 1982, 5:25 AM GMT+11 (18:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 109 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-21 18:25:10 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.196° S, 168.096° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9109 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16206 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1107 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16203 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.693 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16202 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.0140 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16200 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k8v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.