A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Suva in Fiji. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 18:13:49 / September 6, 2018 @ 6:13 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:13:49 / 6:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 649.73 km, 179.0237° East, -18.0216° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 649.73 km (404 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000h9ps. Unique identifier: us2000h9ps.
Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Suva (c. 77 400 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Levuka (c. 8 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Suva, Levuka (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. 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: 63 km ENE of Suva, Fiji.
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