5.0
Earthquake Details: Loyalty Islands
Sep 27, 2026, 10:06:53
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near Loyalty Islands on Sep 27, 2026 at 10:06:53. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-21.1420
Longitude168.5700
Event IDemsc:20260927_0000335
Magnitude5.0
Updated:Sep 28, 2026, 07:32:53 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 27, 2026, 21:06:53 GMT+11
- UTC
- Sep 27, 2026, 10:06:53 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.6102 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM4.880 km E of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM4.759 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.360 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.178 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM4.939 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.267 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.376 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.077 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM4.898 km SW of Port Vila, VanuatuAfterM4.875 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.083 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfter
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