A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Fiji region (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.7208 West, latitude -21.3121 South, depth = 508.257 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 508.257 km (316 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 14:28:13 / 2:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pytl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pytl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/03/25 / 2025-03-14 14:28:13 / March 14, 2025 @ 2:28 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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