A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 256 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (159 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:29:34 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/03/20 / 2020-03-18 15:29:34 / March 18, 2020 @ 3:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.8835 West, latitude -18.0253 South, depth = 601.5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70008gyt. Unique identifier: us70008gyt. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 601.5 km (374 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 256 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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