Earthquake details

Monday, March 2, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, March 2, 1931 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 450.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.798 and latitude -21.948.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 70.0 km
Coordinates -21.948, 170.798
UTC time 1931-03-02 02:18:30.610
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1931-03-02

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-27 10:46 UTC
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New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:41 UTC
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M 4.5
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:34 UTC
88.2 km
M 4.3
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-01 19:47 UTC
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M 4.9
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-01 06:23 UTC
91.5 km
M 4.6
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-06-23 15:13 UTC
91.6 km
M 4.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-05-27 06:13 UTC
61.9 km
M 4.6
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-05-22 21:58 UTC
61.8 km

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