A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us60006q8t. Event ids that are associated: us60006q8t. Exact location, longitude 179.9639° East, latitude -24.1262° South, depth = 500.96 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/19 / 2019-12-02 12:06:08 / December 2, 2019 @ 12:06 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:06:08 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 500.96 km (311 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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