A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 282 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (175 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.3094° West, latitude -18.1264° South, depth = 566.92 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/10/18 / 2018-10-24 18:12:23 / October 24, 2018 @ 6:12 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:12:23 / 6:12 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000hgm4. Event ids that are associated: us1000hgm4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 566.92 km (352 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 282 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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