Summary
DATE | 19/05/2023 |
ORIGIN TIME | 02:57:03.5 UTC |
LOCATION | -23.185 170.763 |
DEPTH | 18 km |
MAGNITUDE | 7.7 |
LOCALITY | LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION |
Felt New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji but no reports of damage or casualties have been received. A precautionary tsunami warning was issued for the region as an earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a tsunami,however, this was withdrawn soon after it was issued.