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Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:39 pm (GMT +11) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, May 19, 2023 1:57 pm (GMT +11), which had occurred 6 days earlier.

Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:39 pm (GMT +11)

Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 May 10:48 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 8 minutes.
25 May 10:57: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 25, 2023 10:39:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:39 pm (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	23.2286°S / 170.7972°E (South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia)
Antipode	23.229°N / 9.203°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Matthew Island (113 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	353 km (220 mi) ESE of Tadine (Maré) (pop: 7,490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 446 km (277 mi) SE of Wé (Lifou) (pop: 10,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 352 km (219 mi) SSE of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 21.6°C (71 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10¹³ joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.5	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of the Loyalty Islands	USGS
5.5	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands	GFZ
5.5	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands	RaspberryShake
5.1	10 km	New Caledonia: Near North Shore	RENASS
5.3	33 km	New Caledonia: New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
5.4	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast of Loyalty Islands	GeoAu
5.5	10 km	New Caledonia: Southeast Of Loyalty Islands	IRIS
5.5	10 km	New Caledonia: SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS	EMSC

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Mont-Dore, Province Sud (444.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Comme un un coup de poing sur la maison.

Nouméa (456.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
May 31, 2023 01:58 2 days ago	4.7 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 27, 2023 02:34 6 days ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 26, 2023 11:42 7 days ago	4.7 36 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Aug 9, 1901 13:01 122 years ago	7.9 0 km	159km / 99mi	New Caledonia	More
May 19, 2023 02:57 2 weeks ago	7.7 18 km	6km / 4mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Feb 10, 2021 13:20 2 years ago	7.7 29 km	79km / 49mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 16, 1995 20:12 28 years ago	7.7 20 km	95km / 59mi	New Caledonia	More
Mar 16, 1928 05:01 95 years ago	7.6 10 km	104km / 64mi	New Caledonia	More
Jan 4, 1998 06:11 25 years ago	7.5 101 km	104km / 65mi	New Caledonia	More
Dec 5, 2018 04:18 4 years ago	7.4 10 km	205km / 128mi	South Pacific Ocean, 164 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Dec 27, 2003 16:00 19 years ago	7.3 10 km	172km / 107mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 25, 1980 11:00 43 years ago	7.2 33 km	178km / 110mi	New Caledonia	More
Aug 17, 1935 01:44 88 years ago	7.2 20 km	127km / 79mi	384 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
May 20, 2023 01:51 13 days ago	7.1 36 km	39km / 25mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Aug 29, 2018 03:51 5 years ago	7.1 27 km	150km / 93mi	South Pacific Ocean, 231 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Aug 12, 2016 01:26 7 years ago	7.1 10 km	237km / 147mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 508 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu	More
Jan 3, 2004 16:23 19 years ago	7.1 22 km	158km / 98mi	New Caledonia	More
Jan 15, 1986 20:17 37 years ago	7.1 150 km	229km / 142mi	Vanuatu	More
Nov 15, 1984 02:46 39 years ago	7.1 105 km	135km / 84mi	New Caledonia	More
Sep 14, 2022 11:04 37 weeks ago	7.0 145 km	234km / 145mi	South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu	More
Mar 31, 2022 05:44 1 year 9 weeks ago	7.0 10 km	85km / 53mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Jul 6, 1981 03:08 42 years ago	7.0 33 km	142km / 88mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 5, 1944 17:28 79 years ago	7.0 120 km	154km / 96mi	407 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Aug 25, 1926 05:44 97 years ago	7.0 20 km	138km / 85mi	New Caledonia	More
Mar 30, 2022 20:56 1 year 9 weeks ago	6.9 10 km	75km / 47mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Oct 7, 1966 15:55 57 years ago	6.9 150 km	187km / 116mi	435 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Feb 1, 1923 19:24 100 years ago	6.9 30 km	199km / 124mi	Vanuatu	More
Oct 16, 2018 01:03 5 years ago	6.8 10 km	214km / 133mi	South Pacific Ocean, 178 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Nov 19, 2017 22:43 6 years ago	6.8 10 km	303km / 188mi	Coral Sea, 89 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Oct 31, 2017 00:42 6 years ago	6.8 11 km	239km / 149mi	South Pacific Ocean, 292 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Dec 26, 2003 21:26 19 years ago	6.8 10 km	186km / 115mi	295 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jan 15, 2009 07:27 14 years ago	6.7 27 km	99km / 61mi	431 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Apr 11, 2005 17:08 18 years ago	6.7 68 km	141km / 87mi	New Caledonia	More
Dec 27, 2003 22:38 19 years ago	6.7 10 km	199km / 124mi	Vanuatu	More
Feb 28, 2001 12:30 22 years ago	6.7 10 km	151km / 94mi	New Caledonia	More
Nov 24, 1981 23:30 42 years ago	6.7 30 km	82km / 51mi	New Caledonia	More
Feb 17, 1981 15:18 42 years ago	6.7 30 km	220km / 137mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 25, 1980 07:00 43 years ago	6.7 33 km	160km / 99mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 24, 1980 03:25 43 years ago	6.7 33 km	152km / 95mi	New Caledonia	More
Mar 8, 1980 22:12 43 years ago	6.7 38 km	84km / 52mi	New Caledonia	More
Sep 14, 1943 03:47 80 years ago	6.7 15 km	92km / 57mi	426 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Mar 2, 1931 02:18 92 years ago	6.7 70 km	147km / 91mi	New Caledonia	More
Dec 5, 2018 06:43 4 years ago	6.6 10 km	175km / 109mi	South Pacific Ocean, 193 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
May 1, 2014 06:36 9 years ago	6.6 105 km	197km / 123mi	South Pacific Ocean, 412 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Mar 3, 2012 12:19 11 years ago	6.6 14 km	130km / 81mi	South Pacific Ocean, 401 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jan 19, 2009 03:35 14 years ago	6.6 12 km	71km / 44mi	460 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jul 31, 1988 12:50 35 years ago	6.6 56 km	117km / 73mi	New Caledonia	More
Sep 17, 1981 08:23 42 years ago	6.6 30 km	84km / 52mi	New Caledonia	More
Jan 5, 1961 18:14 62 years ago	6.6 35 km	262km / 163mi	404 km S of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu	More
Jan 5, 1961 17:57 62 years ago	6.6 35 km	258km / 160mi	407 km S of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu	More
Nov 9, 1947 04:57 76 years ago	6.6 15 km	78km / 48mi	391 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jan 26, 1926 07:04 97 years ago	6.6 20 km	222km / 138mi	New Caledonia	More
Feb 9, 1925 14:09 98 years ago	6.6 15 km	83km / 51mi	New Caledonia	More
May 12, 1922 18:39 101 years ago	6.6 25 km	181km / 112mi	New Caledonia	More
May 20, 2023 02:09 13 days ago	6.5 10 km	45km / 28mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Feb 10, 2021 21:24 2 years ago	6.5 10 km	76km / 47mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Nov 19, 2017 15:09 6 years ago	6.5 10 km	304km / 189mi	Coral Sea, 69 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Sep 28, 2007 01:35 16 years ago	6.5 10 km	275km / 171mi	Vanuatu	More
Dec 25, 2003 20:42 19 years ago	6.5 10 km	173km / 107mi	New Caledonia	More
Jul 12, 1995 15:46 28 years ago	6.5 11 km	8km / 5mi	New Caledonia	More
May 17, 1995 11:23 28 years ago	6.5 20 km	74km / 46mi	New Caledonia	More
Dec 11, 1991 20:39 31 years ago	6.5 37 km	30km / 18mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 25, 1980 16:20 43 years ago	6.5 33 km	110km / 69mi	New Caledonia	More
Apr 19, 1945 13:04 78 years ago	6.5 35 km	179km / 111mi	381 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Sep 14, 1943 02:01 80 years ago	6.5 15 km	53km / 33mi	461 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Mar 14, 1943 17:11 80 years ago	6.5 35 km	139km / 86mi	396 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Sep 19, 1940 18:19 83 years ago	6.5 15 km	30km / 19mi	465 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jul 6, 1938 01:24 85 years ago	6.5 75 km	109km / 68mi	403 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Aug 14, 2022 21:04 42 weeks ago	6.4 78 km	128km / 80mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
May 26, 2022 15:37 1 year 1 weeks ago	6.4 10 km	142km / 88mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Mar 31, 2022 19:50 1 year 9 weeks ago	6.4 20 km	63km / 39mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Oct 16, 2018 00:28 5 years ago	6.4 10 km	209km / 130mi	South Pacific Ocean, 173 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Nov 1, 2017 02:23 6 years ago	6.4 10 km	268km / 166mi	South Pacific Ocean, 106 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Dec 9, 2009 09:46 13 years ago	6.4 45 km	121km / 75mi	465 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Nov 22, 2008 16:01 15 years ago	6.4 57 km	89km / 55mi	489 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
Jan 3, 2004 08:21 19 years ago	6.4 10 km	157km / 98mi	New Caledonia	More
Feb 22, 1999 01:00 24 years ago	6.4 33 km	228km / 142mi	Vanuatu	More
Jul 5, 1983 11:11 40 years ago	6.4 33 km	74km / 46mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 29, 1980 17:44 43 years ago	6.4 33 km	237km / 147mi	New Caledonia	More
May 1, 1979 13:03 44 years ago	6.4 79 km	244km / 151mi	Vanuatu	More
May 19, 2019 14:56 4 years ago	6.3 10 km	221km / 137mi	South Pacific Ocean, 176 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
May 19, 2019 01:23 4 years ago	6.3 20 km	201km / 125mi	South Pacific Ocean, 243 km S of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 10, 2018 19:31 5 years ago	6.3 12 km	150km / 93mi	South Pacific Ocean, 238 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Nov 19, 2017 09:25 6 years ago	6.3 10 km	291km / 181mi	Coral Sea, 85 km E of Tadine, Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	More
Sep 28, 2007 01:01 16 years ago	6.3 12 km	269km / 167mi	Vanuatu	More
Feb 10, 2005 16:53 18 years ago	6.3 9 km	162km / 101mi	299 km E of Noumea, Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia	More
May 7, 2004 01:26 19 years ago	6.3 14 km	148km / 92mi	New Caledonia	More
Dec 27, 2003 22:55 19 years ago	6.3 10 km	205km / 128mi	Vanuatu	More
Feb 28, 2001 13:05 22 years ago	6.3 10 km	154km / 95mi	New Caledonia	More
Oct 9, 1995 13:43 28 years ago	6.3 105 km	205km / 128mi	Vanuatu	More
May 22, 1995 03:45 28 years ago	6.3 19 km	94km / 58mi	New Caledonia	More
Feb 10, 2021 16:35 2 years ago	6.2 10 km	75km / 46mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Aug 11, 2005 09:08 18 years ago	6.2 10 km	146km / 90mi	New Caledonia	More
May 26, 1996 01:43 27 years ago	6.2 108 km	135km / 84mi	New Caledonia	More
Feb 17, 1992 04:42 31 years ago	6.2 137 km	180km / 112mi	New Caledonia	More
Nov 5, 1988 12:15 35 years ago	6.2 42 km	153km / 95mi	New Caledonia	More
Jul 7, 1983 16:05 40 years ago	6.2 34 km	69km / 43mi	New Caledonia	More
Jul 17, 1982 22:02 41 years ago	6.2 37 km	292km / 181mi	New Caledonia	More
Nov 24, 1981 23:49 42 years ago	6.2 33 km	98km / 61mi	New Caledonia	More
Nov 16, 1981 13:53 42 years ago	6.2 33 km	180km / 112mi	New Caledonia	More
Sep 6, 1981 11:02 42 years ago	6.2 31 km	229km / 143mi	Vanuatu	More
May 23, 2023 06:41 10 days ago	6.1 12 km	58km / 36mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More
Feb 17, 2021 22:49 2 years ago	6.1 55 km	148km / 92mi	South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia	More

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