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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake reported near New Caledonia
An earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.6 struck the region near New Caledonia in the Coral Sea on September 25. Multiple news outlets carried initial notices of the seismic event. Whether the tremor resulted in casualties, damage, or tsunami warnings has not been confirmed.
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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- google-newsTV Azteca
- reliefwebUSGS
3 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
- google-newsNueva Caledonia
- tassNew Caledonia
- reliefwebTadine, New Caledonia
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- google-newsHOY 25 de septiembre
- reliefwebSep 25, 2026 21:23:03 UTC
2 differing positions reported on status across 3 publishers; unresolved.
- google-newssacude
- tasshits
- reliefwebShakeMap
WhereNew Caledonia
-21.973, 166.306 ±400 km
First reported29 days ago
Published2026-09-26 20:46 UTC
Occurred2026-09-25
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 6.6 earthquake reported near New Caledonia. 2026-09-26T20:46:31.590Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3658. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-25/earthquake-with-magnitude-of-6-6-hits-off-coast-of-a1394a4c
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