A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes Fiji region (0 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.6101 West, latitude -19.081 South, depth = 559.298 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 559.298 km (348 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000q9tb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9tb. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 04:37:27 / June 17, 2025 @ 4:37 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:37:27 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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