4.9
Earthquake Details: southeast of Loyalty Islands
Sep 20, 2026, 22:09:59
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred near southeast of Loyalty Islands on Sep 20, 2026 at 22:09:59. 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
Depth10 km
Significance369
Latitude-23.0473
Longitude171.7522
Event IDus7000titt
Magnitude4.9
Updated:Sep 25, 2026, 22:13:04 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 21, 2026, 09:09:59 GMT+11
- UTC
- Sep 20, 2026, 22:09:59 UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 8
M5.3Vanuatu regionAfterM6.680 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM7.068 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.178 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM4.978 km NE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.561 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.469 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfterM5.358 km ENE of Tadine, New CaledoniaAfter
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