Light earthquake, 4.1 mag strikes near the Fiji Islands

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/06/25 / 2025-06-20 20:42:20 / June 20, 2025 @ 8:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.8 West, latitude -22.1385 South, depth = 606.632 km. Event id: us7000qagn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qagn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 606.632 km (377 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 20:42:20 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-four 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.

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

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