Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 10:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 422.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.539 and latitude -22.659.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.4 km
Coordinates -22.659, 170.539
UTC time 2022-04-02 10:45:58.046
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2022-04-02

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
98.4 km
M 4.9
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-14 01:27 UTC
93.3 km
M 4.7
256 km E of Tadine
New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:41 UTC
81.9 km
M 4.5
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-07-10 02:34 UTC
60.4 km
M 4.3
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-01 19:47 UTC
22.4 km
M 4.9
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-01 06:23 UTC
32.2 km
M 4.6
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-06-23 15:13 UTC
95.7 km
M 4.8
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-06-15 18:45 UTC
86.9 km

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