A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -176.9942 West, latitude -25.2866 South, depth = 59.98 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 21:49:28 / December 17, 2019 @ 9:49 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us70006u75. Unique identifier: us70006u75. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.98 km (37 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:49:28 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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