A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nvk3. Id of event: us7000nvk3. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:31:49 / 4:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.877 East, latitude -24.6177 South, depth = 508.301 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 508.301 km (316 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/24 / 2024-12-03 04:31:49 / December 3, 2024 @ 4:31 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-two 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: south of the Fiji Islands.
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