A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude -179.8865 West, latitude -23.8225 South, depth = 539.084 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:55:48 / 1:55 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p9ly. Unique identifier: us7000p9ly. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 539.084 km (335 miles). Global time and date of event 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 01:55:48 / January 18, 2025 @ 1:55 am UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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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