A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 289 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (180 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 18:49:28 / August 19, 2018 @ 6:49 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000gdg1. Unique identifier: us1000gdg1. The temblor was reported at 06:49:28 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 531.11 km (330 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -178.1801 West, latitude -17.5752 South, depth = 531.11 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 289 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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