A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 280 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (174 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 593.7 km (369 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 18:10:24 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/07/15 / 2015-07-21 06:10:24 / July 21, 2015 @ 6:10 am. Exact location, longitude -178.507° West, latitude -17.9419° South, depth = 593.7 km. Event id: us20002ytu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002ytu.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel the quake?
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: 280 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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