M6.0 earthquake in New Caledonia on January 19, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: January 19, 2026, 13:02 UTC, epicenter 277 km east of Tadine. The rupture began 11 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude

11 kmdepth

13:02time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,811 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,227 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,866 km
Merauke (Indonesia)3,557 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)3,892 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 44 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

M6.3 · Jul 13, 14:45 UTC129 km
M5.4 · Jun 8, 18:49 UTC144 km
M5.4 · Apr 15, 07:59 UTC123 km
M5.3 · Jan 20, 04:39 UTC31 km
M5.1 · Jul 13, 16:31 UTC128 km
M5.0 · Sep 13, 07:30 UTC85 km
M5.0 · Jul 13, 21:03 UTC131 km
M5.0 · Jul 13, 06:45 UTC132 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 161 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (May 19, 2023).

M7.7 · May 19, 202392 km
M7.7 · February 10, 2021146 km
M7.7 · May 16, 199581 km
M7.5 · January 4, 199855 km
M7.5 · December 5, 2018114 km