M6.5 earthquake - 181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
4200 d ago · 17 Apr 2015, 15:52 UTC 181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
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What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna on 17 Apr 2015, 15:52 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 226 km away in Northern, Fiji.
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