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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in or near New Caledonia | Quakes in Vanuatu | Loyalty Islands | Province Sud | Tafea ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at unknown depth26 Sep 08:42 UTC: First to report: USGS after 18 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 26, 2026 08:24:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Sep 26, 2026, at 07:24 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.00Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude21.2116°S / 168.5478°ENew CaledoniaAlso near: Vanuatu 167 km (104 mi) awaySeismic antipode21.2116°N / 11.452°WMauritaniaQuality43 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoEastern Gemini Seamount (167 km / 104 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 20.7°C (69 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 11 m/s (21 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy44 minutes agoSep 26, 2026 08:24 GMT / Sep 26, 2026 07:24 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -21.2116 / 168.5478: 78 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 5.0 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23392305',-21.21160,168.54780,'44 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in New CaledoniaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Tadine, a town with 7,500 inhabitants in New Caledonia, in 79 km (49 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, 387 km (241 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry62 km (38 mi)SW of epicenterLa Roche(pop: 550)IV: LightMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia79 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)III: WeakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)III: WeakLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia195 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)III: WeakL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew Caledonia201 km (125 mi)NE of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)III: WeakTafea ProvinceVanuatu201 km (125 mi)SW of epicenterYate-Barrage(pop: 1,870)III: WeakYaté, Province SudNew Caledonia218 km (135 mi)W of epicenterOuvea(pop: 3,400)II: Very weakOuvea, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia236 km (147 mi)SW of epicenterMont-Dore(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia240 km (149 mi)SW of epicenterDumbea(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakDumbea, Province SudNew Caledonia246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterThio(pop: 2,750)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia247 km (153 mi)SW of epicenterNoumea(pop: 93,100)II: Very weakNoumea, Province SudNew Caledonia248 km (154 mi)SW of epicenterPaita(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakPaita, Province SudNew Caledonia268 km (167 mi)W of epicenterBouloupari(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia271 km (169 mi)W of epicenterCanala(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia287 km (178 mi)W of epicenterLa Foa(pop: 2,950)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia301 km (187 mi)W of epicenterMoindou(pop: 609)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia304 km (189 mi)W of epicenterHouailou(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakHouaïlou, Province NordNew Caledonia318 km (198 mi)W of epicenterBourail(pop: 5,530)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia327 km (203 mi)W of epicenterPonerihouen(pop: 2,740)II: Very weakPonerihouen, Province NordNew Caledonia335 km (208 mi)W of epicenterPoindimie(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakPoindimie, Province NordNew Caledonia346 km (215 mi)W of epicenterTouho(pop: 2,280)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia352 km (219 mi)W of epicenterPoya(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia380 km (236 mi)W of epicenterHienghene(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakHienghéne, Province NordNew Caledonia382 km (238 mi)W of epicenterKone(pop: 4,570)II: Very weakKone, Province NordNew Caledonia387 km (241 mi)N of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu400 km (249 mi)W of epicenterVoh(pop: 2,270)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia424 km (263 mi)W of epicenterPouebo(pop: 2,390)II: Very weakPouébo, Province NordNew Caledonia435 km (270 mi)W of epicenterKaala-Gomen(pop: 1,900)II: Very weakKaala-Gomén, Province NordNew Caledonia438 km (272 mi)W of epicenterOuegoa(pop: 2,130)II: Very weakOuégoa, Province NordNew Caledonia449 km (279 mi)W of epicenterKoumac(pop: 3,060)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia484 km (301 mi)W of epicenterPoum(pop: 1,410)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia537 km (334 mi)W of epicenterWala(pop: 890)II: Very weakBelep, Province NordNew Caledonia585 km (364 mi)N of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)I: Not feltMalampa ProvinceVanuatuNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-26EpicenterAgency5.010 km6.2 mi(*)08:24:58.74378 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)08:24:58.743LOYALTY ISLANDS0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Monasavu, Fiji (MSVF/II network) | Distance from quake: 1068 km / 664 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1600 km / 994 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 48 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.9 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.3 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 27.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 52 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake