M6.6

USGS earthquake · M6.680 km ENE of Tadine

🇳🇨 - New Caledonia

· 26 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia, with a marker at its epicenterOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. IV
  2. V
  3. VI
  4. VII
  5. VIII

Strongest contour: Severe (VIII). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth10.0 km
Origin timeSep 25, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC
Coordinates-21.298, 168.610
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingStrong (VI)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingVery strong (VII)From 11 public reports
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area20,000
At light shaking or above20,000
  1. VIStrong2,000
  2. VModerate5,000
  3. IVLight13,000

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake 334 km w of this event struck UK on March 5, 1990 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 15,000 at intensity VI and 27,000 at intensity VII, with no reported fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unknown/miscellaneous types and wood construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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