A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 534.399 km (332 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/25 / 2025-05-09 04:11:58 / May 9, 2025 @ 4:11 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:11:58 / 4:11 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000q13x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q13x. Exact location of event, depth 534.399 km, -179.4998° West, -23.6016° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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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