A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 171.6974° East, latitude -23.2811° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us6000pwtf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwtf. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:40:56 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/02/25 / 2025-02-23 09:40:56 / February 23, 2025 @ 9:40 am.

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-four 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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