A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 265 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (165 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:44:32 / 6:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000621t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000621t. Exact location of event, depth 553.92 km, -177.9247° West, -18.3632° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 553.92 km (344 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/19 / 2019-10-24 18:44:32 / October 24, 2019 @ 6:44 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 265 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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