A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 290 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (180 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:29:58 / 9:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.3891° West, -17.9279° South, depth 554.32 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002pdy. Id of event: us20002pdy. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 554.32 km (344 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/06/15 / 2015-06-03 09:29:58 / June 3, 2015 @ 9:29 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 290 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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