A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (128 miles) on Saturday. Event id: us7000bl0z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bl0z. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/20 / 2020-09-05 07:27:53 / September 5, 2020 @ 7:27 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 589.89 km (367 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:27:53 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 589.89 km, -178.8431° West, -17.4684° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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