M5.4 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 21 Apr 2019, 09:24 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.