New Caledonia earthquakes in 1987
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Caledonia in 1987. The largest: M6.1 138 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia, Jun 27, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in New Caledonia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 33 km deep
- 5.6145 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 32 km deep
- 6.1138 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 24 km deep
- 4.7229 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 33 km deep
- 4.6207 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 77 km deep
- 5.0174 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · 33 km deep
- 6.1278 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 15 km deep
- 4.9179 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 33 km deep
- 5.1Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 43 km deep
- 4.983 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 18 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 2 | 5.1 | Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
| February 1987 | 0 | ||
| March 1987 | 1 | 4.9 | 179 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia |
| April 1987 | 1 | 6.1 | 278 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia |
| May 1987 | 2 | 5.0 | 174 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia |
| June 1987 | 3 | 6.1 | 138 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia |
| July 1987 | 0 | ||
| August 1987 | 0 | ||
| September 1987 | 1 | 5.6 | 196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia |
| October 1987 | 0 | ||
| November 1987 | 0 | ||
| December 1987 | 0 |
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.
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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.