A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 237 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (147 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:35:24 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 625.33 km (389 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 16:35:24 / September 6, 2018 @ 4:35 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000hgkm. Event ids that are associated: us2000hgkm. Exact location of earthquake, -179.2629° West, -18.1222° South, depth 625.33 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-two, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 237 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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