A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/19 / 2019-10-23 18:16:57 / October 23, 2019 @ 6:16 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 179.696° East, latitude -25.9251° South, depth = 524.21 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:16:57 / 6:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 524.21 km (326 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700061z0. Id of event: us700061z0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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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