M6.3 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on 18 Jun 1957, 17:56 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.