A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:29:25 / 12:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200041aq. Id of event: us200041aq. Exact location, longitude 179.8848° East, latitude -24.1168° South, depth = 531.94 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 12:29:25 / November 2, 2015 @ 12:29 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 531.94 km (331 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: South of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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