2026-01-19 13:01:01 (M5.0) southeast of the Loyalty Islands -22.4 170.3 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 19 Jan 2026 13:01:02 Time near the Epicenter (1): 20 Jan 2026 00:01:02 Time in your area (1): 19 Jan 2026 18:31:02
Location	22.423S 170.341E
Depth	10 km
Distances	272.0 km (168.6 mi) ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia 337.5 km (209.2 mi) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu 359.4 km (222.8 mi) ESE of Wé, New Caledonia 389.3 km (241.3 mi) E of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 401.3 km (248.8 mi) E of Nouméa, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 25; Dmin = 298.4 km; Rmss = 1.27 seconds; Gp = 150° Version =
Event ID	us 7000rqjx

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