A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 231 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (144 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 20:03:50 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/07/16 / 2016-07-22 08:03:50 / July 22, 2016 @ 8:03 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006huq. Id of event: us20006huq. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 528.93 km (329 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.7483° West, latitude -17.4905° South, depth = 528.93 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 231 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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