A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 283 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (176 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:18:04 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9244° West, -18.1923° South, depth 579.38 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 579.38 km (360 miles). Global time and date of event 14/06/18 / 2018-06-14 23:18:04 / June 14, 2018 @ 11:18 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ewm6. Id of event: us1000ewm6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 283 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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