A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Fiji region (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:38:50 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/03/25 / 2025-03-16 00:38:50 / March 16, 2025 @ 12:38 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 542.033 km (337 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.4797° West, latitude -20.7339° South, depth = 542.033 km. Event id: us7000pmir. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pmir.
Every 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 fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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