A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 149 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (93 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/04/19 / 2019-04-14 08:21:35 / April 14, 2019 @ 8:21 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 582.13 km (362 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -177.8138 West, latitude -19.5952 South, depth = 582.13 km. Id of earthquake: us70003arn. Event ids that are associated: us70003arn. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:21:35 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 149 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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