Earthquake details

Friday, July 18, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Friday, July 18, 2025 at 11:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 590.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.124 and latitude -23.119.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-23.119, 172.124
UTC time	2025-07-18 11:27:33.204

Location	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2025-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noumea	590.3 km
Port Vila	718.9 km
Nadi	809.0 km
Lautoka	826.9 km
Suva	859.2 km
Nasinu	871.0 km
Whangarei	1420.1 km
Auckland	1549.2 km
Papatoetoe	1563.6 km
Manukau	1566.9 km
Hamilton	1660.1 km
Tauranga	1666.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2026-03-16 13:45 UTC	83.9 km
M 5.0 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2026-03-10 05:20 UTC	63.0 km
M 4.5 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2026-02-07 17:47 UTC	16.5 km
M 4.5 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2026-01-27 08:06 UTC	67.8 km
M 4.7 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2026-01-16 11:15 UTC	88.7 km
M 4.5 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2025-11-25 23:10 UTC	72.8 km
M 4.9 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2025-11-25 15:52 UTC	92.1 km
M 4.9 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Unknown · 2025-11-25 14:12 UTC	98.3 km

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