QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us1000azme
USGS us1000azme
1 Nov 2017, 05:09
117 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 117 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-21.806600, 168.981800
Open the interactive map ↗Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
Need a current safety answer?
Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.
Continue exploring
Nearby events with a similar magnitude
Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000azme
Coordinates
-21.8066, 168.9818
Network
us
Significance
536