A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 118 kilometers (73 miles) from Suva in Fiji on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 644.67 km (401 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:03:08 / 2:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 179.5163 East, latitude -17.8601 South, depth = 644.67 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/09/19 / 2019-09-15 14:03:08 / September 15, 2019 @ 2:03 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us60005m99. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005m99.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Levuka (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Levuka (c. 8 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 118 km ENE of Suva, Fiji.
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