A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 163 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu (101 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 15:42:55 / October 14, 2025 @ 3:42 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 125.608 km (78 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rh2n. Unique identifier: us6000rh2n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 166.5776° East, latitude -12.7502° South, depth = 125.608 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:42:55 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighty-one 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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