A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji (145 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:02:43 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/06/20 / 2020-06-25 18:02:43 / June 25, 2020 @ 6:02 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000abg4. Unique identifier: us7000abg4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 562.53 km (350 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -178.4823 West, latitude -17.8829 South, depth = 562.53 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
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