A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji (143 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -178.5249° West, -17.8233° South, depth 567.5 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/05/20 / 2020-05-31 01:14:00 / May 31, 2020 @ 1:14 am. Unique identifier: us6000a6ku. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a6ku. 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 567.5 km (353 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:14:00 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and eleven 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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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 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: 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
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