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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 5.3 earthquake at unknown depth26 Sep 01:21 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 11 minutes.26 Sep 01:21: Now using data updates from BMKG26 Sep 01:22: Now using data updates from EMSC26 Sep 01:22: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 26, 2026 01:10:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Sep 26, 2026, at 12:10 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.30Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude21.2883°S / 168.3721°ENew CaledoniaAlso near: Vanuatu 186 km (116 mi) awaySeismic antipode21.2883°N / 11.628°WMauritaniaQuality31 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoEastern Gemini Seamount (186 km / 116 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 20.4°C (69 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 12 m/s (24 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy24 minutes ago reported feltSep 26, 2026 01:10 GMT / Sep 26, 2026 12:10 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -21.2883 / 168.3721: 58 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaSource: USGSOther sources: RENASS: 5.0 / 10 km, GFZ: 5.5 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23391737',-21.28830,168.37210,'24 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, 58 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 59 km (36 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced light 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, 395 km (246 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(*)RegionCountry42 km (26 mi)SW of epicenterLa Roche(pop: 550)IV: LightMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia59 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)IV: LightMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia122 km (76 mi)W of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)III: WeakLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia178 km (111 mi)SW of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)III: WeakL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew Caledonia181 km (113 mi)SW of epicenterYate-Barrage(pop: 1,870)III: WeakYaté, Province SudNew Caledonia203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterOuvea(pop: 3,400)III: WeakOuvea, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia216 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterMont-Dore(pop: 24,700)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia216 km (134 mi)NE of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)III: WeakTafea ProvinceVanuatu220 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterDumbea(pop: 19,300)III: WeakDumbea, Province SudNew Caledonia226 km (140 mi)W of epicenterThio(pop: 2,750)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia227 km (141 mi)SW of epicenterNoumea(pop: 93,100)III: WeakNoumea, Province SudNew Caledonia228 km (142 mi)SW of epicenterPaita(pop: 12,600)III: WeakPaita, Province SudNew Caledonia248 km (154 mi)W of epicenterBouloupari(pop: 2,150)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia252 km (157 mi)W of epicenterCanala(pop: 3,540)III: WeakProvince NordNew Caledonia267 km (166 mi)W of epicenterLa Foa(pop: 2,950)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia282 km (175 mi)W of epicenterMoindou(pop: 609)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia286 km (177 mi)W of epicenterHouailou(pop: 4,560)III: WeakHouaïlou, Province NordNew Caledonia299 km (186 mi)W of epicenterBourail(pop: 5,530)III: WeakProvince SudNew Caledonia309 km (192 mi)W of epicenterPonerihouen(pop: 2,740)II: Very weakPonerihouen, Province NordNew Caledonia318 km (198 mi)W of epicenterPoindimie(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakPoindimie, Province NordNew Caledonia329 km (204 mi)W of epicenterTouho(pop: 2,280)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia334 km (207 mi)W of epicenterPoya(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia363 km (226 mi)W of epicenterHienghene(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakHienghéne, Province NordNew Caledonia365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterKone(pop: 4,570)II: Very weakKone, Province NordNew Caledonia383 km (238 mi)W of epicenterVoh(pop: 2,270)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia395 km (246 mi)N of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu408 km (253 mi)W of epicenterPouebo(pop: 2,390)II: Very weakPouébo, Province NordNew Caledonia418 km (260 mi)W of epicenterKaala-Gomen(pop: 1,900)II: Very weakKaala-Gomén, Province NordNew Caledonia423 km (263 mi)W of epicenterOuegoa(pop: 2,130)II: Very weakOuégoa, Province NordNew Caledonia432 km (269 mi)W of epicenterKoumac(pop: 3,060)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia468 km (291 mi)W of epicenterPoum(pop: 1,410)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia523 km (325 mi)W of epicenterWala(pop: 890)II: Very weakBelep, Province NordNew Caledonia590 km (367 mi)N of epicenterNorsup(pop: 3,000)II: Very weakMalampa ProvinceVanuatuNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)So far, we have received 1 report for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Translate227.5 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)I: Not felt1227–227 km (141–141 mi)227 km (141 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.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 GMT2026-09-26EpicenterAgency5.310 km6.2 mi(*)±2 km01:10:19.4358 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaEpicenter uncertainty: ± 6.5 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.0110 km6.2 mi(*)01:10:28.457near Gold Coast157 km (97 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.510 km6.2 mi(*)01:10:17.63±0.41sLoyalty Islands54 km (34 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 5.3 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.410 km6.2 mi(*)01:10:17Loyalty Islands43 km (27 mi) epicenter difference with USGSBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)01:10:19.43±1.48sLOYALTY ISLANDS0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 16 kmEMSC (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: 1088 km / 676 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: 1596 km / 992 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 41 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 19.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 34.3 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake