MARE, Loyalty Islands Province — A 5.1 magnitude quake occurred close to Tadine at midday on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The tremor shook the area at 01:18 UTC (12:18 local time). It occurred at a depth of 10 km with the epicenter approximately 61 km east-northeast of Tadine. The magnitude was originally reported as 5.0 but later upgraded to 5.1.

Did you feel it?

If you felt the earthquake, you can report it via the USGS Felt Report form.

Tremors last week

In the past week, 22 tremors of magnitude 2.5 or above have been registered in the area, two of them larger than magnitude 5.5. The largest one was a 6.6 earthquake that was detected in the same region on Sep. 26.

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey