A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 278 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (173 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 09:18:00 / August 19, 2018 @ 9:18 am. Event id: us1000giuf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000giuf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.4264° West, -17.7983° South, depth 574.63 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 574.63 km (357 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:18:00 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 278 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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