A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Fiji region (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nntx. Id of event: us7000nntx. Global time and date of event 08/10/24 / 2024-10-08 22:47:55 / October 8, 2024 @ 10:47 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 530.46 km (330 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6912 West, latitude -21.3493 South, depth = 530.46 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:47:55 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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