A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 145 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (90 miles). Unique identifier: us1000jfiy. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000jfiy. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:44:45 / 1:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 383.5 km (238 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.5706° West, latitude -19.8835° South, depth = 383.5 km. 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: 05/03/19 / 2019-03-05 13:44:45 / March 5, 2019 @ 1:44 pm.
Every 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
How would you describe the shaking?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 145 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply