A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 252 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (157 miles). Id of earthquake: us70003et8. Event ids that are associated: us70003et8. Exact location of event, longitude -177.8742 West, latitude -18.5096 South, depth = 534.05 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/04/19 / 2019-04-30 19:46:01 / April 30, 2019 @ 7:46 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 534.05 km (332 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 07:46:01 / 7:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 252 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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