October 5, 1944 Earthquake: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on October 5, 1944 at 17:28:00 UTC, 120 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- October 5, 1944
- Time
- 17:28:00 UTC
- Place
- Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 120 km (75 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.500° S, 172.000° E
- Country
- New Caledonia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 10, 2021, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 12, 2016, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- September 14, 1943, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 19, 2023, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 16, 1928, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 31, 2022, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 30, 2022, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 20, 2023, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 3, 2012, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 29, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3787.