A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 147 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (91 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 05:49:10 / 5:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.079° West, latitude -21.8523° South, depth = 394.41 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 394.41 km (245 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/18 / 2018-07-05 17:49:10 / July 5, 2018 @ 5:49 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000g2bm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g2bm.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 147 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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