Un cutremur major cu magnitudinea de 7.5 grade pe scara Richter s-a produs cu putin timp in urma, in zona insulelor Loyality.
| Magnitude | Mw 7.5 |
| Region | LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| Date time | 2008-04-09 at 12:46:17.0 UTC |
| Location | 20.11 S ; 168.8 E |
| Depth | 80 km |
| Distances | 1035 km W Suva (pop 199,455 ; local time 00:46 2008-04-10) 185 km NE Wé (pop 10,375 ; local time 23:46 2008-04-09) 82 km SW Isangel (pop 1,437 ; local time 23:46 2008-04-09) |