M 5.0 Earthquake 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 78 km ENE of Tadine. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.0 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.0 event ranks stronger than 55% of them (rank #644 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.0
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- 78 km ENE of Tadine
- Archive rank
- #644 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 26, 2026
Sits above 55% of the 1,834 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 643 ran stronger.
Record status: a point-in-time USGS detection. Aftershocks, revised magnitude, and felt-report data continue to update on USGS's own event page after publication.
What Happened
A magnitude 5.0 mb earthquake occurred at 1790411098743 Unix time (UTC) with a depth of 10 km.
Location Details
The event was located 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia, at coordinates latitude -21.2116, longitude 168.5478. The 10 km depth classifies it as shallow.
Impact Assessment
No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level data are available in the source.
What You Should Know
This was a moderate earthquake. Shallow events can be felt more widely but this magnitude typically causes little to no damage.
Source
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txrs - USGS
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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