Sequence · 2009-01-15

M 6.7 · Observed seismic cluster · 298 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster35
M6+4
Analysis radius292 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.6
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours4
Within first 7 days30
Observed duration12.8 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.1
0 h12.8 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

Shallow

41/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7298 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia27.0 km2009-01-15 07:27:20 UTCView event →
M 4.5284 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-15 08:00:56 UTCView event →
M 5.6285 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-15 13:02:31 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands21.8 km2009-01-15 18:35:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5277 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 17:23:12 UTCView event →
M 4.5260 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 17:24:56 UTCView event →
M 4.7273 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 18:29:33 UTCView event →
M 5.3276 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 19:11:01 UTCView event →
M 5.8261 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia21.5 km2009-01-16 19:55:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3270 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 20:05:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1282 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-16 23:02:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1278 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-17 07:14:51 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-18 11:53:30 UTCView event →
M 5.0296 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-18 12:19:18 UTCView event →
M 6.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands12.0 km2009-01-19 03:35:18 UTCView event →
M 6.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 03:46:37 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 03:47:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 03:51:34 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 04:05:14 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 16:42:02 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 22:26:57 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-20 06:35:57 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-21 02:19:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-21 02:30:19 UTCView event →
M 4.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2009-01-21 02:38:56 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands24.0 km2009-01-21 17:08:42 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-21 18:46:00 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-21 21:31:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2009-01-21 21:39:34 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands57.8 km2009-01-22 04:39:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-22 08:12:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-22 21:02:42 UTCView event →
M 4.5255 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia15.0 km2009-01-25 18:20:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2009-01-27 01:23:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5279 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-28 01:33:49 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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