A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 218 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (135 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 610.87 km (380 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.8593° West, latitude -17.4371° South, depth = 610.87 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 15:52:14 / 3:52 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10002x90. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002x90. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 03:52:14 / August 2, 2015 @ 3:52 am.
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 one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 218 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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