A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 552.122 km (343 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:11:47 / 5:11 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rlxz. Event ids that are associated: us6000rlxz. Exact location of event, longitude 179.9994 East, latitude -23.2087 South, depth = 552.122 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/25 / 2025-10-17 05:11:47 / October 17, 2025 @ 5:11 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: south of the Fiji Islands.
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