M5.9 earthquake 121 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 121 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia on Fri, May 21, 1982, 8:29 AM GMT+11 (21:29 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-20 21:29:15 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.283° S, 168.220° 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 2.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.0140 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16204 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.693 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16206 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.1107 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16207 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9109 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 16210 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001meg (also filed as gcmtb052082a, gcmt19820520212915, iscgem599348). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.