Light earthquake 4.2 mag, south of the Fiji Islands

Earthquake location -22.6607S, 179.3787WA light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Global time and date of event 17/11/20 / 2020-11-17 07:26:41 / November 17, 2020 @ 7:26 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 07:26:41 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 179.3787° East, latitude -22.6607° South, depth = 566.26 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000cqs1. Unique identifier: us6000cqs1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 566.26 km (352 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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 fourteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

Questions or comments?

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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: south of the Fiji Islands.

Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.



source http://www.earthquakenewstoday.com/2020/11/24/light-earthquake-4-2-mag-south-of-the-fiji-islands-32/

Kommentare

Beliebte Posts aus diesem Blog

Light earthquake, 4.5 mag has occurred near Shabikah in Tunisia

Light earthquake, 4.6 mag was detected near Cepitá in Colombia

Minor earthquake, 2.9 mag has occurred near Meadow Lakes in Alaska