M4.9 earthquake 115 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 115 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia on Wed, Aug 21, 2002, 10:41 PM GMT+11 (11:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 108 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-21 11:41:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.596° S, 168.334° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3108 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8810 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.293 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8806 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.2107 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8801 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.884 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.780 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.480 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.375 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8773 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000babb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.