Magnitude 7.2 (mww), 16 km deep, southeast of the Loyalty Islands — 22.48°S, 173.12°E. August 12, 2016 at 01:26 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 2. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006d5h Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).