A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Global time and date of event 22/09/18 / 2018-09-22 16:40:17 / September 22, 2018 @ 4:40 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 106.52 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -176.8758° West, -25.5482° South, depth 106.52 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:40:17 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000h3qk. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h3qk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-three 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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