A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Lambasa in Fiji on Friday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:02:18 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 572.59 km (356 miles). Exact location, longitude 179.0675° East, latitude -16.5901° South, depth = 572.59 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/01/18 / 2018-01-18 20:02:18 / January 18, 2018 @ 8:02 pm. Event id: us2000crru. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000crru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lambasa. Country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop). Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Lambasa (c. 27 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 38 km WSW of Lambasa, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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