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New Caledonia earthquakes in 1983

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Caledonia in 1983. The largest: M5.3 298 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia, Nov 29, 1983.

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

19821984

Map

Where every quake of 1983 was located in New Caledonia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1983

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19830
February 198315.2215 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
March 19830
April 198315.2262 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
May 19830
June 198314.6263 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
July 198325.2182 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
August 19830
September 19830
October 19830
November 198315.3298 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
December 198315.2165 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 1983

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.