Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.5 earthquake southeast of the Loyalty Islands

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands at Jul 13, 2026, 17:24 UTC, at a depth of 10 km.

Details

Magnitude	4.5 mb
Time	Jul 13, 2026, 17:24 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-22.779, 171.718
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	76 km / 47 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 7, 01:04 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	75 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 28, 05:21 UTC
4.2	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	83 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 25, 11:03 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	30 km / 19 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 20, 22:09 UTC
4.6	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	36 km / 23 mi	depth 90 km	Sep 17, 12:10 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	71 km / 44 mi	depth 98 km	Sep 13, 07:30 UTC
5.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	73 km / 45 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 7, 05:50 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	51 km / 32 mi	depth 121 km	Aug 20, 13:14 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	41 km / 25 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 5, 23:40 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	78 km / 48 mi	depth 122 km	Jul 27, 10:46 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	19 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 14, 01:27 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	19 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 21:03 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	35 km / 21 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 19:48 UTC
4.7	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	23 km / 14 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:21 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	24 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:16 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	26 km / 16 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 17:15 UTC
5.1	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	14 km / 9 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 16:31 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	35 km / 22 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:24 UTC
4.7	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	23 km / 14 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:14 UTC
4.6	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	46 km / 29 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 15:04 UTC
4.4	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	64 km / 40 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 14:54 UTC
6.3	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	14 km / 9 mi	depth 16 km	Jul 13, 14:45 UTC
4.9	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	20 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 07:59 UTC
4.5	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	58 km / 36 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 07:16 UTC
5.0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	10 km / 6 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.