A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d9ni. Id of event: us2000d9ni. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 21:35:33 / February 19, 2018 @ 9:35 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 09:35:33 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 408.21 km, -178.6918° West, -25.0989° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 408.21 km (254 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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