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Historic Earthquake
1972 New Caledonia Earthquake
2 November 1972 · Loyalty Islands, Tanna · New Caledonia
On 2 November 1972 at 19:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck New Caledonia (Loyalty Islands, Tanna), at a depth of 32 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 86 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 2 November 1972
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 32 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Yasur (85 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1950Vanuatu · M 7.8
- 1925Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1920Loyalty Islands · M 8.1
- 1913Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1913Vanuatu · M 8.1
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1901Loyalty Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth