A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Fiji region (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 176.3596 East, latitude -13.5346 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rib4. Event ids that are associated: us6000rib4. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:44:43 / 5:44 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/09/25 / 2025-09-28 17:44:43 / September 28, 2025 @ 5:44 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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.
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