A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 68 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (42 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/18 / 2018-07-03 13:31:07 / July 3, 2018 @ 1:31 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:31:07 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 555.99 km (345 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.0467 West, latitude -20.7075 South, depth = 555.99 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g18g. Id of event: us2000g18g.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 68 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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