Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 13:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea, about 470.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.910 and latitude -23.235.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -23.235, 170.910
UTC time 2025-12-31 13:51:07.356
Location southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Country southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2025-12-31

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Unknown · 2026-04-21 11:03 UTC
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Unknown · 2026-03-10 05:20 UTC
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M 4.5
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Unknown · 2026-01-27 08:06 UTC
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Noumea
New Caledonia · 2026-01-19 13:00 UTC
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M 4.7
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-01-16 11:15 UTC
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M 4.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
Unknown · 2026-01-16 08:20 UTC
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M 4.7
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
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