A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 94 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (58 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 583.1 km (362 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:01:08 / 2:01 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/02/20 / 2020-02-17 02:01:08 / February 17, 2020 @ 2:01 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us70007u9e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007u9e. Exact location of event, longitude -177.7993 West, latitude -20.7302 South, depth = 583.1 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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