A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 250 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (155 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 553.33 km (344 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:14:51 / 10:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -177.6127 West, latitude -18.6325 South, depth = 553.33 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 22:14:51 / October 13, 2017 @ 10:14 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000aul0. Unique identifier: us1000aul0.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 250 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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