A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 09/05/24 / 2024-05-09 11:32:45 / May 9, 2024 @ 11:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 521.134 km, -179.885° West, -23.8952° South. The temblor was reported at 11:32:45 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000myz7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000myz7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 521.134 km (324 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days eighteen 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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