Fiji rocked by TWO earthquakes measuring 6.5 and 5.1 magnitude in the middle of Australian school holidays
Two earthquakes have struck Fiji on Tuesday, one 6.5 and one 5.1 in magnitude
The larger quake was measured at a depth of 104km, with no threat of a tsunami
It comes after a 6.0 magnitude quake also struck Papua New Guinea Tuesday
The quakes are two of many that have hit the 'Ring of Fire' area in the last week

Two earthquakes struck off the coast of Fiji on Tuesday - one measuring 6.5 in magnitude and the other 5.1.
The biggest quake was recorded at approximately 2.20pm, measuring a depth of 104km and struck south of the Fijian islands in the South Pacific.
While the smaller quake was registered 289km north of Ndoi island around 11.40am and was 579 km deep.
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.

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 was registered 148km south-east of Tarron Monday night.
Quakes have been felt throughout the region as the tectonic plates within the 'Ring of Fire' that stretches from New Zealand to California move.


A huge undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Bali, Indonesia, last week days before thousands of families were due to flock to the popular holiday destination for school holidays.
The 5.7 magnitude quake was detected 125km northeast of Surabaya, Java, on Thursday, the US Geological Survey confirmed.
Measured at a depth of 588km, the quake immediately sparked fears of a tsunami and an eruption from Mount Agung volcano.

Intense earthquakes have rocked New Zealand, Vanuatu, Indonesia, Japan and Mexico throughout the last weeks, all places considered within the 'Ring of Fire'.
The ring is used to describe an area where tectonic plates collide and shift frequently, and is known for causing almost 90 per cent of the world's earthquakes.
Phil Cummins at Geoscience Australia and the Australian National University recently suggested seismic waves cascading along fault lines could be responsible.
He said waves could jump between nearby fault lines and continue moving, triggering imminent earthquakes at rupture points.

'The waves that are excited by the earthquakes might rattle or disturb some distant faults that are close to rupture already,' he said.
Vanuatu, which has a population of 270,000, is made up of 80 nations scattered across 1,300 kilometres of ocean and sits directly on top of the 'Ring of Fire'.
While Mexico was devastated by a 7.1 magnitude a week ago, which killed at least 300 people and left hundreds more trapped underneath collapsed buildings.
Two powerful earthquakes were also reported to have struck New Zealand on Wednesday, while Japan had scares of a national disaster after seismic activity hit off the coast east of Fukushima early on Thursday morning.

The earthquakes recorded in the 'Ring of Fire'
Tuesday 19th September - 7.1 magnitude in Mexico City
Wednesday 20th September - 6.1 magnitude off New Zealand
Thursday 21st September - 6.1 magnitude off Japan
Thursday 21st September - 6.4 magnitude off Vanuatu
Thursday 21st September - 5.7 magnitude off Indonesia
Monday 25th September - 4.7 magnitude off Gisborne, New Zealand
Monday 25th September - 4.9 magnitude off Passi, Indonesia
Tuesday 26th September - 6.0 magnitude off Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 26th September - 5.1 magnitude off Ndoi Island, Fiji
Tuesday 26th September - 6.5 magnitude off Fiji's south
Tuesday 26th September - 4.9 magnitude off Indonesia


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