A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/17 / 2017-07-30 06:25:38 / July 30, 2017 @ 6:25 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:25:38 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000a44h. Unique identifier: us2000a44h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 548.35 km (341 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 548.35 km, -179.8004° West, -23.4492° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: South of the Fiji Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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