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New Caledonia earthquakes in 1928

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in New Caledonia in 1928. The largest: M7.6 274 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia, Mar 16, 1928.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19271929

Map

Where every quake of 1928 was located in New Caledonia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1928

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19280
February 19280
March 192817.6274 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
April 19280
May 19280
June 19280
July 19280
August 19280
September 19280
October 19280
November 19280
December 19280

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

New Caledonia nowWorldwide in 1928

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.