A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 83 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (52 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/09/18 / 2018-09-30 07:42:08 / September 30, 2018 @ 7:42 am. Event id: us1000h7jp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h7jp. The temblor was reported at 19:42:08 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -179.2589° West, latitude -21.1892° South, depth = 568.39 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 568.39 km (353 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 83 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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