A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000nxrr. Event ids that are associated: us7000nxrr. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/24 / 2024-12-11 03:27:59 / December 11, 2024 @ 3:27 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:27:59 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 533.57 km, -179.7128° West, -23.6152° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 533.57 km (332 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: south of the Fiji Islands.
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