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New Caledonia earthquakes in 1936

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Caledonia in 1936. The largest: M6.3 275 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia, Jan 16, 1936.

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

19351937

Map

Where every quake of 1936 was located in New Caledonia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1936

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193616.3275 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
February 19360
March 19360
April 19360
May 193616.0215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
June 19360
July 19360
August 19360
September 19360
October 19360
November 193616.1263 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 193616.0250 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

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 1936

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.