M6.7 earthquake in New Caledonia on September 25, 2026

On September 25, 2026 at 21:23 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. The epicenter was 74 km northeast of Tadine, with the focus 10 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.7magnitude

10 kmdepth

21:23time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

14 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,679 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,161 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,640 km
Merauke (Indonesia)3,335 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)3,665 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 87 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

M5.5 · Sep 25, 23:39 UTC3 km
M5.3 · Sep 29, 03:23 UTC33 km
M5.3 · Sep 28, 03:25 UTC21 km
M5.3 · Sep 26, 12:14 UTC8 km
M5.3 · Sep 26, 01:10 UTC20 km
M5.3 · Sep 25, 23:52 UTC13 km
M5.1 · Sep 28, 05:45 UTC17 km
M5.1 · Sep 27, 02:22 UTC15 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 184 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (May 16, 1995).

M7.7 · May 16, 1995234 km
M7.5 · January 4, 1998267 km
M7.5 · December 5, 2018115 km
M7.4 · October 11, 1992233 km
M7.3 · December 25, 2010190 km