A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 16:20:48 / 4:20 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us60007esa. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007esa. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 515.31 km (320 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 515.31 km, -179.5462° West, -24.0781° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 04:20:48 / January 12, 2020 @ 4:20 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: South of the Fiji Islands.
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