A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nw66. Id of event: us7000nw66. Exact location of event, depth 548.632 km, 179.6455° East, -24.2613° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 548.632 km (341 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:48:56 / 5:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 17:48:56 / November 20, 2024 @ 5:48 pm. 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 four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: south of the Fiji Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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