A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 561.583 km (349 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/12/24 / 2024-12-06 22:05:45 / December 6, 2024 @ 10:05 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -179.836° West, latitude -23.2522° South, depth = 561.583 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nwrf. Id of event: us7000nwrf. The temblor was detected at 22:05:45 / 10:05 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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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