A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Indian Ocean Triple Junction (0 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:00:24 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/03/25 / 2025-03-20 02:00:24 / March 20, 2025 @ 2:00 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pndv. Unique identifier: us7000pndv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 70.8273 East, latitude -26.0641 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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