A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 283 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (176 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000554y. Unique identifier: us6000554y. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 589.9 km (367 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:46:49 / 7:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.3761 West, latitude -18.1073 South, depth = 589.9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/08/19 / 2019-08-14 19:46:49 / August 14, 2019 @ 7:46 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 283 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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