Earthquake details

Monday, June 18, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Monday, June 18, 1990 at 01:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 455.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.841 and latitude -21.882.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 115.7 km
Coordinates -21.882, 170.841
UTC time 1990-06-18 01:44:39.270
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-06-18

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Unknown · 2026-07-27 10:46 UTC
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New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:34 UTC
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Unknown · 2026-07-01 19:47 UTC
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southeast of the Loyalty Islands
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Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-06-23 15:13 UTC
97.0 km
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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