A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 214 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (133 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:37:21 / 11:37 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us700049f0. Unique identifier: us700049f0. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.3605 West, latitude -18.7416 South, depth = 606 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 606 km (377 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 23:37:21 / June 24, 2019 @ 11:37 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 214 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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