A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 76.922 km (48 miles). Unique identifier: us6000r3kh. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r3kh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 171.4179 East, latitude -22.2962 South, depth = 76.922 km. The temblor was reported at 03:52:31 / 3:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/08/25 / 2025-08-25 03:52:31 / August 25, 2025 @ 3:52 am UTC/GMT.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: southeast of the Loyalty Islands.

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