M5.7 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 8 Jul 2017, 07:27 UTC at a depth of 26 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.