November 19, 2017 Earthquake: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on November 19, 2017 at 15:09:02 UTC, 13 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
- November 19, 2017
- Time
- 15:09:02 UTC
- Place
- Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 13 km (8 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 21.503° S, 168.598° 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.
Mont-Dore, Sud, New Caledonia - CDI: 3; Dumbea, Sud, New Caledonia - CDI: 3; Noumea, Sud, New Caledonia - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 1, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 31, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 13, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 5, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 16, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 7, 2023, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- February 12, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- December 27, 2003, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 3, 2004, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 10, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 9, 1901, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
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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 10443.