A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) strikes Fiji region (0 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/11/24 / 2024-11-06 15:55:08 / November 6, 2024 @ 3:55 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 431.842 km (268 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -177.8377° West, latitude -18.2302° South, depth = 431.842 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 15:55:08 / 3:55 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nq9w. Unique identifier: us7000nq9w.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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