A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 114 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (71 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -179.6333° West, -17.8349° South, depth 605.832 km. The temblor was detected at 10:42:22 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 605.832 km (376 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/24 / 2024-07-29 10:42:22 / July 29, 2024 @ 10:42 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000ngmu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ngmu.
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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 114 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji.
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