Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.9 earthquake southeast of the Loyalty Islands

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands at Jul 1, 2026, 06:23 UTC, at a depth of 10 km.

Details

Magnitude	4.9 mb
Time	Jul 1, 2026, 06:23 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.768, 170.802
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.6	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	23 km / 14 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 7, 01:04 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	23 km / 14 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 28, 05:21 UTC
4.2	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	33 km / 21 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 25, 11:03 UTC
4.6	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	86 km / 53 mi	depth 90 km	Sep 17, 12:10 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	64 km / 40 mi	depth 98 km	Sep 13, 07:30 UTC
4.2	289 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	44 km / 27 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 29, 18:16 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	74 km / 46 mi	depth 121 km	Aug 20, 13:14 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	63 km / 39 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 5, 23:40 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	81 km / 50 mi	depth 122 km	Jul 27, 10:46 UTC
4.1	269 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia	74 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 19, 07:24 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	75 km / 47 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 14, 01:27 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 21:03 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	83 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 19:48 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	94 km / 58 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:24 UTC
4.7	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	74 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:21 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	84 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:16 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	73 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:15 UTC
5.1	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	84 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 16:31 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:24 UTC
4.7	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	76 km / 47 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:14 UTC
4.6	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	71 km / 44 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:04 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	77 km / 48 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 14:54 UTC
6.3	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	80 km / 50 mi	depth 16 km	Jul 13, 14:45 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	83 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 07:59 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	84 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 06:45 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.