Earthquake details

Saturday, August 16, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 458.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.808 and latitude -23.183.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates -23.183, 170.808
UTC time 2025-08-16 12:08:24.075
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2025-08-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-04-21 11:03 UTC
8.0 km
M 4.7
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-03-26 09:08 UTC
25.9 km
M 5.0
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-03-10 05:20 UTC
77.9 km
M 4.5
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-02-07 01:11 UTC
97.9 km
M 6.0
277 km ESE of Tadine
New Caledonia · 2026-01-19 13:02 UTC
92.9 km
M 4.6
Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-01-19 13:00 UTC
80.3 km
M 4.7
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-01-16 11:15 UTC
62.5 km
M 4.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-01-16 08:20 UTC
25.8 km

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