Max magnitude
8.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
4133 events tracked
New Caledonia seismic overview
New Caledonia earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for New Caledonia, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.8
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
27.7 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
New Caledonia earthquakes today
25 recent events
5.3
30.2 km
5.4
59.6 km
5.1
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-03-12 14:13:38 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-03-04 06:25:59 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
72.7 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-02-20 09:00:19 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
124.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-02-07 01:11:34 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-02-06 09:08:27 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
85.2 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-01-23 07:15:32 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
131.5 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-01-22 09:01:24 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-01-21 20:38:11 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
17.4 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-01-20 23:29:57 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
5.3
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-01-19 21:57:03 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-01-19 13:00:17 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-01-19 09:25:52 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2025-12-26 07:45:39 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
5.2
61.5 km
4.9
Moderate
2025-12-01 21:12:19 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-11-27 16:07:54 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
97.6 km
4.7
Moderate
2025-11-26 06:55:25 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2025-11-21 10:24:49 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2025-10-13 08:59:21 UTC
Noumea, New Caledonia
Earthquake near Noumea
116.7 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in New Caledonia
All period
Activity rhythm
New Caledonia earthquake chart 2026
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Live geography
New Caledonia earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in New Caledonia.
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Recent month archive
June 2026
2 earthquakes
April 2026
1 earthquakes
March 2026
3 earthquakes
February 2026
3 earthquakes
January 2026
9 earthquakes
December 2025
3 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in New Caledonia
History
Earthquakes history
89 years
| 1920 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1901 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7.7 | 134 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 369 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 127 |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 198 |
| 2003 | 7.3 | 158 |
| 1980 | 7.2 | 101 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 90 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 240 |
| 2004 | 7.1 | 185 |
| 1986 | 7.1 | 18 |
| 1939 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1938 | 7.0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 397 |
| 2011 | 7.0 | 261 |
| 1994 | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1972 | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1923 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1950 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 1976 | 6.9 | 17 |
| 1910 | 6.8 | 3 |
| 1997 | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1928 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 1922 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 2001 | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1981 | 6.7 | 92 |
| 1909 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1947 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1961 | 6.6 | 14 |
| 1953 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1944 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1935 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1943 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1989 | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1945 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1926 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1999 | 6.4 | 72 |
| 1979 | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1962 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1956 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1941 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 104 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 92 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 84 |
| 1931 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 1988 | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1983 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 1967 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1959 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1987 | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1936 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1993 | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1992 | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1991 | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1978 | 6.0 | 17 |
| 1929 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1966 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1952 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1982 | 5.9 | 19 |
| 1964 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 97 |
| 1996 | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1974 | 5.8 | 19 |
| 1971 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 35 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1973 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1958 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1955 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 68 |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1975 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 1933 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1985 | 5.5 | 16 |
| 1984 | 5.5 | 19 |
| 1977 | 5.5 | 20 |
| 2026 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 65 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 49 |
| 2000 | 5.4 | 33 |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 46 |