November 2, 1972 Earthquake: Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on November 2, 1972 at 19:55:22 UTC, 32 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
- November 2, 1972
- Time
- 19:55:22 UTC
- Place
- Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 32 km (20 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 20.000° S, 168.800° 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.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 9, 2008, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 28, 2008, Vanuatu Islands
- June 1, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- September 20, 1920, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 14, 1913, Vanuatu Islands
- May 10, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 13, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 7, 2023, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- February 12, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- December 25, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- January 9, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- November 24, 1944, Vanuatu Islands
- July 2, 1953, Vanuatu Islands
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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 4615.