A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (70 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 02:10:49 / 2:10 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/18 / 2018-12-18 14:10:49 / December 18, 2018 @ 2:10 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.1469 West, latitude -21.5822 South, depth = 599.13 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 599.13 km (372 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iurt. Id of event: us2000iurt.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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