A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 101 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (63 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000frba. Id of event: us2000frba. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 497.06 km (309 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:50:51 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/18 / 2018-06-24 13:50:51 / June 24, 2018 @ 1:50 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.7281 West, latitude -20.6242 South, depth = 497.06 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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