Earthquake details

Monday, December 10, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, December 10, 1984 at 21:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 445.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.763 and latitude -22.047.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 113.1 km
Coordinates -22.047, 170.763
UTC time 1984-12-10 21:34:40.100
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-10

Nearby earthquakes

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