A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Tadine in New Caledonia on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000reyi. Event ids that are associated: us7000reyi. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 168.4615° East, -21.2127° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/25 / 2025-12-01 21:12:20 / December 1, 2025 @ 9:12 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:12:20 / 9:12 pm (local time epicenter).

Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Tadine (c. 7 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Caledonia (c. 216 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tadine (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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