A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 518.6 km, 179.7248° East, -24.7462° South. Global time and date of event 07/09/17 / 2017-09-07 00:24:33 / September 7, 2017 @ 12:24 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 518.6 km (322 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:24:33 / 12:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ah9r. Id of event: us2000ah9r.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-six 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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