A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 245 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (152 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -179.3088 West, latitude -22.7932 South, depth = 548.2 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 548.2 km (341 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004uny. Id of event: us60004uny. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/07/19 / 2019-07-14 16:22:48 / July 14, 2019 @ 4:22 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:22:48 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 245 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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