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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup610548595
USGS iscgemsup610548595

13 Feb 1905, 05:23

New Caledonia

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is New Caledonia?

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-17.221000, 162.523000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup610548595
Coordinates
-17.221, 162.523
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
754