Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Depth 28 km Strikes Southeast of Loyalty Islands on 19th January 2026

The provincial government seat is at Lifou. The Loyalty Islands are a collectivité territoriale of France. The province’s 2019 population was approximately 18,353 inhabitants living on almost 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi). The native inhabitants are Melanesians who speak various Kanak languages and Polynesians who speak the Fagauvea language.


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