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Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, on Thursday, Mar 31, 2022 at 4:44 pm (GMT +11) -

Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

31 Mar 05:52 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
31 Mar 05:53: Now using data updates from USGS
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31 Mar 06:18: Magnitude recalculated from 6.8 to 7.0. Epicenter location corrected by 0.8 km (0.5 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 31, 2022 05:44:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 31, 2022 at 4:44 pm (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	7
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	22.579°S / 170.3537°E (South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia)
Antipode	22.579°N / 9.646°W
Shaking intensity	Very strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Matthew Island (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	280 km (174 mi) ESE of Tadine (Maré) (pop: 7,490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 356 km (221 mi) SSE of Isangel (Vanuatu) (pop: 1,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 369 km (229 mi) ESE of Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 391 km (243 mi) E of Mont-Dore (pop: 24,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 404 km (251 mi) E of Dumbéa (pop: 19,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 449 km (279 mi) ESE of Fayaoué (pop: 4,410) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 270 km (168 mi) SSE of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 354 km (220 mi) SSE of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 26.6°C (80 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹⁵ joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
7.0	10 km	279 Km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	USGS
7.0	10 km	New Caledonia: SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	EMSC
7.0	10 km	284 Km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	GFZ
6.9	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands	GeoAu
7.0	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands	RaspberryShake
6.4	10 km	New Caledonia: Near North Shore	RENASS
6.7	3.1 km	New Caledonia [Sea]	INGV

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 10355 km / 6434 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Nouméa, Anse Vata / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Ressenti en position assise au 9ème étage d'un immeuble de l'Anse Vata à Nouméa. | 6 users found this interesting.

bourail / not felt (reported through our app)

Nouméa, Quartier Latin 7ème étage d'un immeuble / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (71 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Mar 27, 2023 02:53 12 hours ago	5.0 10.4 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jan 30, 2023 17:08 8 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 259 km SE of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Jan 23, 2023 08:09 9 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jan 18, 2023 19:53 10 weeks ago	4.7 157 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Dec 28, 2022 16:34 13 weeks ago	6.0 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Dec 4, 2022 19:00 16 weeks ago	5.5 144 km	South Pacific Ocean, 280 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Dec 3, 2022 11:00 16 weeks ago	5.1 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 18, 2022 11:41 18 weeks ago	5.0 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 17, 2022 11:21 19 weeks ago	5.4 47 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 6, 2022 07:43 20 weeks ago	4.6 230 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 6, 2022 07:43 20 weeks ago	4.6 230 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 6, 2022 07:43 20 weeks ago	4.8 100 km	South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu	More
Oct 20, 2022 19:37 23 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 295 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Oct 3, 2022 20:05 25 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Sep 30, 2022 09:24 25 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Sep 28, 2022 04:47 26 weeks ago	5.4 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Sep 17, 2022 08:32 27 weeks ago	4.3 150 km	South Pacific Ocean, 202 km SE of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 16, 2022 23:58 27 weeks ago - felt	5.5 45 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Sep 14, 2022 11:04 28 weeks ago - felt	7.0 145 km	South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu	More
Aug 28, 2022 03:42 30 weeks ago	5.2 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Aug 18, 2022 17:43 32 weeks ago	5.0 129 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Aug 16, 2022 08:34 32 weeks ago	5.0 35 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Aug 14, 2022 21:04 32 weeks ago - felt	6.4 78 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jul 21, 2022 09:46 36 weeks ago	5.1 25 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jul 20, 2022 19:08 36 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jun 25, 2022 11:54 39 weeks ago	5.0 23 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jun 23, 2022 01:58 40 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jun 12, 2022 16:16 41 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jun 6, 2022 17:16 42 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 26, 2022 19:53 44 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 26, 2022 19:42 44 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 26, 2022 15:37 44 weeks ago	6.4 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 23, 2022 17:46 44 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 8, 2022 17:51 46 weeks ago	5.0 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 6, 2022 16:11 46 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 6, 2022 14:04 46 weeks ago	5.0 111 km	South Pacific Ocean, 275 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
May 6, 2022 10:34 46 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 289 km SE of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Apr 27, 2022 08:49 48 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 20, 2022 17:58 49 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 20, 2022 05:13 49 weeks ago	5.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 18, 2022 19:33 49 weeks ago	4.6 98 km	South Pacific Ocean, 292 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Apr 16, 2022 21:57 49 weeks ago	5.3 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 14, 2022 11:02 50 weeks ago	4.9 40 km	South Pacific Ocean, 289 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Apr 13, 2022 21:44 50 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 9, 2022 19:35 50 weeks ago	5.0 23 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 5, 2022 00:46 51 weeks ago	5.0 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 281 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Apr 4, 2022 06:48 51 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 4, 2022 00:03 51 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 3, 2022 23:46 51 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 3, 2022 18:44 51 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 3, 2022 18:32 51 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 2, 2022 23:06 51 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 2, 2022 18:45 51 weeks ago	5.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 2, 2022 10:45 51 weeks ago	5.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 298 km SE of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Apr 2, 2022 04:15 51 weeks ago	5.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 1, 2022 13:05 51 weeks ago	5.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 1, 2022 01:27 52 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Apr 1, 2022 01:08 52 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 21:59 52 weeks ago	5.1 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 20:09 52 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, 299 km SE of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 19:50 52 weeks ago	6.4 20 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 15:54 52 weeks ago	5.4 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 15:30 52 weeks ago	5.1 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 10:16 52 weeks ago	5.1 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 07:41 52 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 07:22 52 weeks ago	5.1 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 06:45 52 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 06:42 52 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 06:12 52 weeks ago	5.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 06:09 52 weeks ago	5.4 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 06:02 52 weeks ago	5.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More

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