A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 290 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (180 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us1000h3aj. Event ids that are associated: us1000h3aj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 600.66 km (373 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:55:42 / 3:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.3701 West, latitude -18.0478 South, depth = 600.66 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/09/18 / 2018-09-20 15:55:42 / September 20, 2018 @ 3:55 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 290 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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