A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km ENE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji (77 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 175.632° East, -21.199° South, depth 32.25 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:34:35 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000iszb. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000iszb. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.25 km (20 miles). Global time and date of event 12/12/18 / 2018-12-12 17:34:35 / December 12, 2018 @ 5:34 pm UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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