New Caledonia was shaken near La Roche, Maré, Loyalty Islands, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 only 18 minutes ago, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 68. km beneath the epicenter near La Roche, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, in the morning on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 11:11 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in La Roche (pop. 550) located 94 km from the epicenter, and Tadine (pop. 7,500) 109 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 8, 2026 12:11 am (Universal Time) local time (8 Apr 2026 00:11 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 21.5°S / 168.75°E (New Caledonia)Primary data source: USGS