A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003y2k. Id of event: us70003y2k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 07:37:01 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -179.6928° West, latitude -23.8175° South, depth = 462.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 462.6 km (287 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/06/19 / 2019-06-03 19:37:01 / June 3, 2019 @ 7:37 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and one 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: South of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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