A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 495.38 km (308 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:18:27 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000np1z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000np1z. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/10/24 / 2024-10-11 17:18:27 / October 11, 2024 @ 5:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.5616° West, latitude -23.0512° South, depth = 495.38 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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