M 5.1 Earthquake 64 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 64 km ENE of Tadine. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.1 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,834 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
- 64 km ENE of Tadine
- Archive rank
- #480 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 26, 2026
Stronger than 65% of the 1,834 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 479 others.
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 5.1 mb earthquake occurred 64 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia on 2026-10-26 at 12:30:48 UTC (Unix timestamp 1790401848716). The event was recorded at coordinates latitude -21.227, longitude 168.4033 with a depth of 10 km. This depth is classified as shallow (less than 20 km).
Location Details
The earthquake was located 64 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia at latitude -21.227, longitude 168.4033. The shallow depth of 10 km places it in the upper crust.
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami field: 0) and no alert level was issued.
What You Should Know
Earthquakes of this magnitude are classified as moderate. Aftershocks are possible following any earthquake.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txrf
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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