Two earthquakes struck Fiji on Tuesday Sep 26,2017 - one measuring 6.5 in magnitude and the other 5.1.
The biggest quake was recorded at a depth of 104 km and struck south of the Fijian islands in the South Pacific.
Despite the size of the quakes, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no threat of a tsunami.
It comes after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake also struck nearby Papua New Guinea on Tuesday morning Sep 26,2017
The quake, measuring at a depth of 5.7km, was felt by locals at around 6.30am, the United States Geological Survey said.
It struck 230km off New Britain just hours after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck 148km south-east of Tarron on Monday night Sep 25,2017
The 6.0 magnitude quake was also proceeded by two quakes on Monday in nearby Vanuatu measuring at a magnitude of 4.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued a tsunami warning.
Note
The 'Ring of Fire' is where tectonic plates collide and move, causing almost 90 per cent of the world's earthquakes
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