October 16, 2018 Earthquake: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on October 16, 2018 at 01:03:43 UTC, 17 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
- October 16, 2018
- Time
- 01:03:43 UTC
- Place
- Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 21.743° S, 169.522° 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.
- December 5, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 31, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 27, 2003, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 9, 1901, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 3, 2004, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 1, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 29, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 3, 2012, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 16, 1928, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 7, 2023, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- March 31, 2022, 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 10444.