M 5.1 - 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 78 km ENE of Tadine. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.1 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,838 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.1 event ranks stronger than 65% of them (rank #480 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.1
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- 78 km ENE of Tadine
- Archive rank
- #480 of 1,838
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 28, 2026
Stronger than 65% of the 1,838 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 479 others.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake occurred at 2026-10-26 12:08:08 UTC. The event was located 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia.
Location Details
The earthquake was centered at latitude -21.2065, longitude 168.5459. It occurred at a depth of 10 km, which is classified as shallow (less than 20 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level information is available in the source data. The tsunami flag is recorded as 0.
What You Should Know
This was a moderate earthquake (M 5.0-5.9 range). Such events can cause damage to poorly constructed buildings.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ty33
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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