A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact location, longitude -176.7303° West, latitude -24.4102° South, depth = 100.485 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rmmj. Event ids that are associated: us6000rmmj. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/25 / 2025-10-20 22:22:14 / October 20, 2025 @ 10:22 pm UTC/GMT. 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 22:22:14 / 10:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100.485 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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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