M4.9 earthquake southeast of the Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands at Jul 1, 2:23 AM ET, 10 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 1 Jul 2026, 06:23 UTC |
| Location | -22.768°, 170.802° – southeast of the Loyalty Islands |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000t9cu |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands · PAGER green | Jul 13, 10:45 AM 95 d ago | 16 km | – |
| 6.0 | 277 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · PAGER green | Jan 19, 8:02 AM 270 d ago | 11 km | – |
| 5.3 | 250 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Jan 19, 11:39 PM 270 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.2 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Nov 26, 1:03 PM 324 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.1 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Jul 13, 12:31 PM 95 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Sep 13, 3:30 AM 34 d ago | 97 km | – |
| 5.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Jul 13, 5:03 PM 95 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Jul 13, 2:45 AM 96 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Jun 15, 2:20 PM 123 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Mar 10, 1:20 AM 221 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | 261 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Jan 20, 8:42 AM 269 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | 268 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Jan 19, 8:01 AM 270 d ago | 10 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the southeast of the Loyalty Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 4.9 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 10 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
4 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M6.3.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.