Earthquake details

Saturday, October 25, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 441.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.730 and latitude -22.216.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -22.216, 170.730
UTC time 2008-10-25 07:21:23.260
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-25

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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M 4.7
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New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:41 UTC
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Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:34 UTC
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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
62.4 km
M 4.6
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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