A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 265 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (165 miles). Global time and date of event 05/10/18 / 2018-10-05 05:20:50 / October 5, 2018 @ 5:20 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h7ec. Id of event: us1000h7ec. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:20:50 / 5:20 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 546.62 km (340 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2449 West, latitude -18.2865 South, depth = 546.62 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 265 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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