Magnitude 7.7 (mww), 18 km deep, southeast of the Loyalty Islands — 23.21°S, 170.74°E. May 19, 2023 at 02:57 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 44. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000kd0n Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).