Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near the Fiji Islands

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/25 / 2025-06-22 12:06:58 / June 22, 2025 @ 12:06 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000qanh. Event ids that are associated: us7000qanh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -177.6499° West, -26.3577° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:06:58 / 12:06 pm (local time epicenter).

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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: south of the Fiji Islands.

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