Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at unknown depth15 Jun 18:35 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 15 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 15, 2026 18:20:42 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Jun 15, 2026, at 06:20 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.37Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.011°S / 170.797°ENew CaledoniaSeismic antipode23.011°N / 9.203°WMauritaniaShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoMatthew Island (93 km / 58 mi)Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.4 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoJun 15, 2026 18:20 GMT / Jun 15, 2026 06:20 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -23.011 / 170.797: New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty IslandsSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23101577',-23.01100,170.79700,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 5.4, New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands',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 La Roche, a town with 550 inhabitants in New Caledonia, in 332 km (207 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, 641 km (398 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(*)RegionCountry332 km (207 mi)NW of epicenterLa Roche(pop: 550)III: WeakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia341 km (212 mi)W of epicenterVao(pop: 1,860)II: Very weakL’Île des Pins, Province SudNew Caledonia341 km (212 mi)NW of epicenterTadine(pop: 7,490)II: Very weakMare, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia413 km (257 mi)W of epicenterYate-Barrage(pop: 1,870)II: Very weakYaté, Province SudNew Caledonia417 km (259 mi)NW of epicenterIsangel(pop: 1,440)II: Very weakTafea ProvinceVanuatu432 km (269 mi)NW of epicenterWe(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakLifou, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia442 km (275 mi)W of epicenterMont-Dore(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia454 km (282 mi)W of epicenterNoumea(pop: 93,100)II: Very weakNoumea, Province SudNew Caledonia456 km (283 mi)W of epicenterDumbea(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakDumbea, Province SudNew Caledonia466 km (290 mi)W of epicenterPaita(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakPaita, Province SudNew Caledonia496 km (308 mi)W of epicenterThio(pop: 2,750)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia504 km (313 mi)W of epicenterBouloupari(pop: 2,150)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia512 km (318 mi)NW of epicenterOuvea(pop: 3,400)II: Very weakOuvea, Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia525 km (326 mi)W of epicenterCanala(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia531 km (330 mi)W of epicenterLa Foa(pop: 2,950)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia546 km (339 mi)W of epicenterMoindou(pop: 609)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia567 km (352 mi)W of epicenterHouailou(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakHouaïlou, Province NordNew Caledonia569 km (353 mi)W of epicenterBourail(pop: 5,530)II: Very weakProvince SudNew Caledonia596 km (370 mi)W of epicenterPonerihouen(pop: 2,740)II: Very weakPonerihouen, Province NordNew Caledonia609 km (378 mi)W of epicenterPoindimie(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakPoindimie, Province NordNew Caledonia610 km (379 mi)W of epicenterPoya(pop: 2,620)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia623 km (387 mi)W of epicenterTouho(pop: 2,280)II: Very weakProvince NordNew Caledonia641 km (398 mi)NW of epicenterPort Vila(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakShefa ProvinceVanuatu658 km (409 mi)W of epicenterHienghene(pop: 2,670)II: Very weakHienghéne, Province NordNew CaledoniaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-15EpicenterAgency5.3710 km6.2 mi(*)18:20:42.94Southeast of Loyalty IslandsGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 25 km2 (10 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 9 km (5 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 15, 2026 06:20 pm (Universal Time)15 minutes ago5.410 km0 km - This quakeNew Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty IslandsMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 110 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.48 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 96 quakes per year (or 8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 107 quakes per year (or 8.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 107 quakes per year (or 8.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake