A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 235 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (146 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 584.94 km (363 miles). Exact location of event, depth 584.94 km, -177.6845° West, -18.7508° South. Id of earthquake: us20003gcw. Event ids that are associated: us20003gcw. The temblor was reported at 13:52:04 / 1:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 01:52:04 / August 19, 2015 @ 1:52 am.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 235 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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