M6.0 earthquake - 171 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 171 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna on 11 Jun 1986, 06:18 UTC at a depth of 18 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Labasa, about 186 km away in Northern, Fiji.