A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 287 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (178 miles) on Thursday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:18:59 / 1:18 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000bjnp. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bjnp. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 571.76 km (355 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 01:18:59 / December 1, 2017 @ 1:18 am. Exact location of event, depth 571.76 km, -178.4684° West, -17.9979° South.
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 two, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 287 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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