A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 242 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (150 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:14:46 / 11:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007nck. Id of event: us60007nck. Exact location of earthquake, -179.2403° West, -18.1631° South, depth 623.02 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/02/20 / 2020-02-03 11:14:46 / February 3, 2020 @ 11:14 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 623.02 km (387 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 242 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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