A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 542.679 km (337 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plnj. Id of event: us6000plnj. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 18:42:01 / January 22, 2025 @ 6:42 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:42:01 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 542.679 km, -179.2125° West, -22.652° South.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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