A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 267 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (166 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 508.92 km (316 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d857. Id of event: us1000d857. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.0417° West, latitude -18.3183° South, depth = 508.92 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:52:12 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/03/18 / 2018-03-19 13:52:12 / March 19, 2018 @ 1:52 pm.
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 five, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 267 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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