A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was reported south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday (April 13), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was centered at a depth of 174 kilometers (about 108 miles). The USGS said it received zero reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.
The earthquake south of the Fiji Islands was reported hours after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Burma (Myanmar) on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Meiktila at a depth of 7.7 kilometers (about 4.8 miles). The USGS said it received 20 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.
The Myanmar earthquake was reported weeks after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the same country on March 28, which killed at least 3,000 people. Min Aung Hlaign, chairman of the Myanmar State Administration Council, invited "any country, any organization" to help in relief efforts, a rare request for the isolated junta.
A video captured near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market showed onlookers screaming and running from the scene in a panic. The March Myanmar earthquake was centered in Mandalay at a depth of 10 kilometers (about six miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was reported in Burma minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey. Another 5.1-magnitude aftershock was also reported on March 30.
There were no reports of major damage during the latest Myanmar earthquake. Sunday's earthquake was also reported nine days after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake was reported in Papua New Guinea on April 4, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was centered at Kimbe at a depth of 10.0 kilometers (about 6.2 miles). The Papua New Guinea earthquake was reported hours after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on April 4, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at The Geysers at a depth of 2.4 kilometers (about 1.5 miles).