M6.3 earthquake in Southeast of the Loyalty Islands on July 13, 2026

On July 13, 2026 at 14:45 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. The epicenter was Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, with the focus 16 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.3magnitude

16 kmdepth

14:45time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Sunshine Coast (Australia)1,915 km
Central Coast (Australia)2,300 km
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)2,994 km
Merauke (Indonesia)3,686 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)4,019 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 18 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

M5.5 · Sep 7, 05:50 UTC70 km
M5.1 · Jul 13, 16:31 UTC14 km
M5.0 · Sep 13, 07:30 UTC65 km
M5.0 · Jul 13, 21:03 UTC8 km
M4.9 · Sep 20, 22:09 UTC31 km
M4.9 · Jul 27, 10:46 UTC75 km
M4.9 · Jul 14, 01:27 UTC9 km
M4.9 · Jul 13, 19:48 UTC26 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 132 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (May 19, 2023).

M7.7 · May 19, 202396 km
M7.7 · February 10, 202127 km
M7.7 · May 16, 1995174 km
M7.5 · January 4, 199890 km
M7.5 · December 5, 2018242 km