M5.0 earthquake 82 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 82 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 1:33 PM GMT+11 (02:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-10 02:33:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.449° S, 168.670° E
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 4.99 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 123°, dip 41°, rake -90°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 303°, dip 49°, rake -90°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.2107 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8802 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.293 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8807 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.2180 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8807 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.3108 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.395 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8815 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbvk (also filed as gcmtb091002a, gcmt20020910023312, iscgem3367721). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.