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M6.1 earthquake - 189 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia

7861 d ago · 8 Apr 2005, 11:38 UTC 189 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 189 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia on 8 Apr 2005, 11:38 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Mont-Dore, about 294 km away in South Province, New Caledonia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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