A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 169.12 km (105 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/20 / 2020-08-14 02:45:14 / August 14, 2020 @ 2:45 am. Exact location of event, longitude -177.3574 West, latitude -26.0606 South, depth = 169.12 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:45:14 / 2:45 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000bhmr. Unique identifier: us6000bhmr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: south of the Fiji Islands.
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