A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude -176.8231 West, latitude -23.6189 South, depth = 191.89 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/02/25 / 2025-02-01 13:52:26 / February 1, 2025 @ 1:52 pm. Event id: us7000pamx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pamx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:52:26 / 1:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 191.89 km (119 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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