M6.7 earthquake - 116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 116 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna on 13 Dec 2005, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 10 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 256 km away in Northern, Fiji.