M6.1 earthquake - 176 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 176 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna on 10 Nov 1974, 04:25 UTC at a depth of 33 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 236 km away in Northern, Fiji.