M5.2 earthquake - 179 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 179 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna on 15 Jan 2018, 08:18 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Labasa, about 195 km away in Northern, Fiji.