A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:39:27 / 12:39 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pzb3. Id of event: us6000pzb3. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/03/25 / 2025-03-17 12:39:27 / March 17, 2025 @ 12:39 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -176.8535° West, -26.79° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: south of the Fiji Islands.

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