A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 286 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (178 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 545.31 km, -178.4211° West, -18.0717° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 545.31 km (339 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:22:39 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 19:22:39 / October 2, 2018 @ 7:22 pm. 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: us1000h5ud. Unique identifier: us1000h5ud.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 286 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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