Earthquake SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS (4.5 mb) (2025-02-28 13:12:50 UTC)

1740748370

-23.1827, -179.7639

545.30 KM

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS, at 2025-02-28 13:12:50 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Recommendation
Strong Earthquake

Action

Moderate shaking can cause damage to weak structures.

Suggestion

Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Stay away from windows and heavy furniture. Outdoors: Move to an open space. If in a car: Pull over and stop in a safe area.

Earthquake SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS (4.5 mb) (2025-02-28 13:12:50 UTC)

Magnitudo (mb)

4.5

Automatic
EMSC

Summary

Intensity: 0
Tsunami: 0
ID: emsc_20250228_0000147

Nearest Places

North Minerva Reef / 98.46 km
South Minerva Reef / 104.94 km
Herald Bight / 104.94 km
Minerva Reefs / 106.31 km
Naicibaciba Rock / 256.56 km

Comment

Latest Earthquake

3.4

Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi
Time: 1740762686
Depth: 5.00 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

2.5

WESTERN TURKEY
Time: 1740762502
Depth: 16.40 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

1.8

111 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska
Time: 1740762085
Depth: 0.00 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

2.3

Sulawesi, Indonesia
Time: 1740761643
Depth: 5.00 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

-0.5

4 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Time: 1740761482
Depth: 5.57 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

Nearest Earthquake

4.5

south of the Fiji Islands
Time: 1740748370
Depth: 545.33 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

4.6

SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Time: 1737571321
Depth: 542.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

4.5

south of the Fiji Islands
Time: 1734863902
Depth: 533.09 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

4.5

SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Time: 1734863902
Depth: 533.10 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

4.5

SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Time: 1731571923
Depth: 577.30 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)