A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000nyil. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nyil. The temblor was detected at 19:30:51 / 7:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -176.1857° West, -24.4072° South, depth 35 km. Global time and date of event 02/12/24 / 2024-12-02 19:30:51 / December 2, 2024 @ 7:30 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply