A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 241 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (150 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hh1n. Id of event: us1000hh1n. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.7472 West, latitude -18.6658 South, depth = 523.51 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/18 / 2018-10-21 17:38:52 / October 21, 2018 @ 5:38 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:38:52 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 523.51 km (325 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days sixty and in the last 365 days four hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 241 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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