A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/01/25 / 2025-01-02 09:45:21 / January 2, 2025 @ 9:45 am. Event id: us6000pjzk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjzk. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 409.35 km (254 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:45:21 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.536° West, latitude -23.0952° South, depth = 409.35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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