A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Alo in Wallis and Futuna on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us7000qxkv. Event ids that are associated: us7000qxkv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/09/25 / 2025-09-20 16:39:40 / September 20, 2025 @ 4:39 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:39:40 / 4:39 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.5002° West, latitude -14.8983° South, depth = 372.075 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 372.075 km (231 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Country/countries that might be effected, Wallis and Futuna (c. 16 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alo. Epicenter of the event was 93 km (58 miles) from Alo (c. 200 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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