A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 294 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (183 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 587.06 km (365 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:26:19 / 3:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9763° West, -18.0832° South, depth 587.06 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3ai. Id of event: us1000h3ai. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/09/18 / 2018-09-20 15:26:19 / September 20, 2018 @ 3:26 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 earthquakes 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 sixteen, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
Questions or comments?
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: 294 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply