A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 213 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (132 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/18 / 2018-07-30 01:23:59 / July 30, 2018 @ 1:23 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.9559 West, latitude -17.4946 South, depth = 563.89 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 563.89 km (350 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000g2kn. Event ids that are associated: us1000g2kn. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:23:59 / 1:23 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 213 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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