A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 240 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (149 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 435.36 km (271 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.5243 West, latitude -18.7884 South, depth = 435.36 km. Id of earthquake: us2000j5me. Event ids that are associated: us2000j5me. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 03:24:02 / December 31, 2018 @ 3:24 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:24:02 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 240 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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