A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 296 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (184 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:24:05 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/08/18 / 2018-08-26 02:24:05 / August 26, 2018 @ 2:24 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 546.69 km, -178.233° West, -18.0041° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 546.69 km (340 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ghf5. Id of event: us1000ghf5.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty-five, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 296 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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