A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji (181 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:27:44 / 4:27 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nped. Id of event: us7000nped. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9327° West, -18.1873° South, depth 632.651 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 632.651 km (393 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/10/24 / 2024-10-14 16:27:44 / October 14, 2024 @ 4:27 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
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