Home › 2016 › southeast of the Loyalty Islands

M7.2 earthquake, southeast of the Loyalty Islands, 2016-08-12

MagnitudeM7.2mww

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth16 km

Time (UTC)2016-08-12 01:26

Rank in 201611 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900993 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

southeast of the Loyalty Islands · -22.48, 173.12

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2016-08-20	2016-08-20 03:13	10 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1990 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

1998 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

2016 M7.2M7.2

1935 M7.1M7.1

1906 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2013-03-24	2013-03-24 08:13	10 km	Vanuatu region
M6.6 2012-03-03	2012-03-03 12:19	14 km	262 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2011-01-05	2011-01-05 06:46	112 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.4 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 09:46	45 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2009-10-11	2009-10-11 03:12	10 km	249 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2009-01-21	2009-01-21 17:08	24 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2009-01-19	2009-01-19 03:46	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.6 2009-01-19	2009-01-19 03:35	12 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.7 2009-01-15	2009-01-15 07:27	27 km	298 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.4 2008-11-22	2008-11-22 16:01	57 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.