A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 545.293 km (339 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:19:51 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nyv7. Id of event: us7000nyv7. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 13:19:51 / December 14, 2024 @ 1:19 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -179.6902° West, -23.5851° South, depth 545.293 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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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