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M 5.3 - 76 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia

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Captured 2026-09-30 22:14:41 UTC

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Magnitude

M 5.3

Scale: mww

Depth

10 km

operator assigned

Reported by people

1

Number of felt reports

USGS review

reviewed

Review does not imply final measurements

What the record tells us

USGS reports a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in 76 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10 km.

Detailed source data captured 2026-09-30 22:14:41 UTC.

Measurements & confidence

Event time (UTC)
2026-09-29 03:23:54.418 UTC
Source updated (UTC)
2026-09-29 04:14:01.080 UTC
Location
-21.072°, 168.409°
Stations used for location
73
Horizontal error
7.31 km
Depth error
1.871 km
Magnitude error
0.069

Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.

Shaking & impact

Instrumental intensity
Not published
Felt-report intensity
3.1 CDI
PAGER impact alert
Not published

No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.

Shaking map · not in this captured record
PAGER impact assessment · not in this captured record
Did You Feel It? reports · available at USGS ↗
Fault-motion solution · available at USGS ↗

Nearby seismic activity

Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after

35 nearby records

Query window: 2026-09-22 03:23:54 to 2026-09-30 22:14:41 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.

M5.083 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-30 06:50:03 UTC
9 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.875 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-30 01:17:47 UTC
11 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.898 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu2026-09-29 11:27:48 UTC
329 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.077 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-29 10:42:57 UTC
36 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.267 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 05:45:29 UTC
17 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.939 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 05:42:32 UTC
41 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.663 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 05:42:21 UTC
18 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.178 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 05:28:08 UTC
21 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.360 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 03:25:06 UTC
18 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.880 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-28 00:47:33 UTC
48 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.190 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-27 02:22:10 UTC
39 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.061 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-27 01:18:25 UTC
40 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.874 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 18:25:23 UTC
36 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.872 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 16:06:48 UTC
47 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.078 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 15:01:36 UTC
28 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.883 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 13:48:49 UTC
8 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.258 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 12:14:58 UTC
19 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.076 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 12:14:20 UTC
9 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.773 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 12:11:01 UTC
24 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.973 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 10:21:05 UTC
18 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.878 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 09:10:31 UTC
18 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.897 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 09:08:05 UTC
23 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.771 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 09:07:19 UTC
20 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.797 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 08:54:03 UTC
24 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.078 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 08:24:58 UTC
21 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.084 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 07:22:12 UTC
27 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.168 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 07:08:02 UTC
14 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.164 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 05:50:48 UTC
17 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.780 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 01:17:15 UTC
33 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.358 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-26 01:10:19 UTC
24 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.469 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-25 23:52:35 UTC
15 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.561 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-25 23:39:41 UTC
34 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M4.978 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-25 23:32:44 UTC
14 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M5.178 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-25 22:07:34 UTC
28 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M6.680 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia2026-09-25 21:23:03 UTC
33 km away · 10 km deep ↗
View the USGS catalogue query ↗

The record as it develops

This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.

  1. Captured 2026-09-29 04:18:48 UTC

    First detailed capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  2. Captured 2026-09-29 06:18:51 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  3. Captured 2026-09-29 07:30:58 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  4. Captured 2026-09-29 08:37:31 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  5. Captured 2026-09-29 09:44:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  6. Captured 2026-09-29 10:59:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 32 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  7. Captured 2026-09-29 11:59:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  8. Captured 2026-09-29 12:59:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  9. Captured 2026-09-29 13:59:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  10. Captured 2026-09-29 14:59:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  11. Captured 2026-09-29 16:14:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  12. Captured 2026-09-29 17:29:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  13. Captured 2026-09-29 18:29:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  14. Captured 2026-09-29 19:44:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  15. Captured 2026-09-29 20:59:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  16. Captured 2026-09-29 22:14:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  17. Captured 2026-09-29 23:22:14 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  18. Captured 2026-09-30 00:37:14 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 33 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  19. Captured 2026-09-30 01:37:15 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  20. Captured 2026-09-30 02:52:16 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  21. Captured 2026-09-30 04:07:14 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  22. Captured 2026-09-30 05:07:16 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  23. Captured 2026-09-30 06:22:15 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  24. Captured 2026-09-30 07:37:14 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  25. Captured 2026-09-30 08:41:57 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  26. Captured 2026-09-30 09:41:57 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  27. Captured 2026-09-30 10:41:58 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  28. Captured 2026-09-30 11:41:59 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  29. Captured 2026-09-30 12:56:57 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  30. Captured 2026-09-30 14:14:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  31. Captured 2026-09-30 15:14:47 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  32. Captured 2026-09-30 16:29:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  33. Captured 2026-09-30 17:29:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  34. Captured 2026-09-30 18:44:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  35. Captured 2026-09-30 19:44:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  36. Captured 2026-09-30 20:59:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

  37. Captured 2026-09-30 22:14:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.3 · 10 km deep · 35 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-29 04:14:01 UTC

Magnitude is not shaking

Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.

Depth needs context

A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.

Nearby does not mean aftershock

Our regional search finds events by distance and time. Establishing an aftershock sequence requires seismological assessment.

Read the original USGS record ↗

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In the daily journal

29 September 2026 ↗

SOURCE ID usgs:us6000tya5