Earthquake details

Thursday, November 15, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Thursday, November 15, 1984 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 464.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.950 and latitude -22.022.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 104.7 km
Coordinates -22.022, 170.950
UTC time 1984-11-15 02:46:19.880
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1984-11-15

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Unknown · 2026-07-01 19:47 UTC
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M 4.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
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New Caledonia · 2026-05-22 21:58 UTC
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