M6.8 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 30 Jan 1910, 03:45 UTC at a depth of 25 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.