A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Event id: us7000ny2e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ny2e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 02:02:14 / 2:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.5639 West, latitude -24.3709 South, depth = 514.314 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 514.314 km (320 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 02:02:14 / December 12, 2024 @ 2:02 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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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