Overall Green Earthquake in New Caledonia on 14 Jul 2026 01:27 UTC

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M 4.9 in New Caledonia on 14 Jul 2026 01:27 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1551724
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.9M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-22.7425 , 171.4439
Event Date:	14 Jul 2026 01:27 UTC 14 Jul 2026 12:27 Local
Exposed Population:	Few people affected in MMI -
Inserted at:	14 Jul 2026 02:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:	1.1 (New Caledonia)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000t083	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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M6.3 earthquake strikes near Loyalty Islands in Pacific 7/13/2026 5:05:00 PM.

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes west of Loyalty Islands in latest Pac.. 7/13/2026 3:58:00 PM.

The Ring of Fire is a 25,000-mile belt of volcanoes and earthquake zones surrounding much of the Pacific Ocean. NOUMEA, New Caledonia — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck about 325 miles west of the Loyalty Islands, part of the French terri

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