A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 196 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (122 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -177.7424 West, latitude -19.1253 South, depth = 543.51 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/03/20 / 2020-03-13 19:39:30 / March 13, 2020 @ 7:39 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 543.51 km (338 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:39:30 / 7:39 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70008gwk. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008gwk.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
How would you describe the shaking?
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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 196 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply