May 10, 2011 Earthquake: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on May 10, 2011 at 08:55:09 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- May 10, 2011
- Time
- 08:55:09 UTC
- Place
- Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 2 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 20.244° S, 168.226° E
- Country
- New Caledonia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt at Tadine and We. Felt (II) at Dumbea and Noumea, New Caledonia. Also felt at Bourail, Mont-Dore and Yate. Felt (II) at Port Vila, Vanuatu. Also felt at Isangel. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- September 20, 1920, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 13, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 2, 1972, Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 25, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- April 9, 2008, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 28, 2008, Vanuatu Islands
- June 1, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- December 7, 2023, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- October 14, 1913, Vanuatu Islands
- January 9, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- February 12, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 17, 1863, Vanuatu Islands
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 10440.