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New Caledonia earthquakes in 1977

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Caledonia in 1977. The largest: M5.4 120 km ENE of Wé, New Caledonia, Oct 3, 1977.

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

19761978

Map

Where every quake of 1977 was located in New Caledonia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1977

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197725.281 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
February 197785.4215 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
March 19770
April 19770
May 19770
June 197715.0231 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
July 19770
August 197715.2295 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
September 19770
October 197725.4120 km ENE of Wé, New Caledonia
November 19770
December 197715.3299 km ESE 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 1977

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.