A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji (185 miles). Event id: us7000pm09. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pm09. Global time and date of event 23/03/25 / 2025-03-23 06:30:49 / March 23, 2025 @ 6:30 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.8757° West, latitude -18.236° South, depth = 620.17 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:30:49 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 620.17 km (385 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji.

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