2026-07-08 09:50:23 (M5.8) Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia -20.3 168.8 (70fa9)

M5.8 Earthquake - Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.8
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 8 Jul 2026 09:50:23 Time near the Epicenter (1): 8 Jul 2026 20:50:23 Time in your area (1): 8 Jul 2026 15:20:23
Location	20.256S 168.835E
Depth	10 km
Distances	91.8 km (56.9 mi) SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu 179.4 km (111.2 mi) ENE of Wé, New Caledonia 284.2 km (176.2 mi) S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 323.8 km (200.7 mi) NE of Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 324.5 km (201.2 mi) NE of Dumbéa, New Caledonia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 5.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 69; Dmin = 297.8 km; Rmss = 0.93 seconds; Gp = 86° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tawe

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