A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.8728 East, latitude -24.1838 South, depth = 512.792 km. Global time and date of event 04/08/25 / 2025-08-04 02:41:57 / August 4, 2025 @ 2:41 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 512.792 km (319 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qrba. Unique identifier: us7000qrba. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:41:57 / 2:41 am (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 seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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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