A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000j9s5. Event ids that are associated: us2000j9s5. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 09:59:43 / January 12, 2019 @ 9:59 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -176.4649° West, -26.7509° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:59:43 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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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