A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 227 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (141 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:45:10 / 5:45 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000jbbq. Unique identifier: us2000jbbq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 17:45:10 / January 31, 2019 @ 5:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -178.8734 West, latitude -17.5993 South, depth = 518.03 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 518.03 km (322 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 227 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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