A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 285 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (177 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -179.7074° West, -23.0506° South, depth 594.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60003t5f. Id of event: us60003t5f. Global time and date of event 20/05/19 / 2019-05-20 03:39:20 / May 20, 2019 @ 3:39 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 594.01 km (369 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:39:20 / 3:39 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 285 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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