M6.6 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 23 Jul 1988, 14:25 UTC at a depth of 19 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.