A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us1000hghd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hghd. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:53:58 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/10/18 / 2018-10-19 07:53:58 / October 19, 2018 @ 7:53 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.9683 West, latitude -24.5893 South, depth = 510.77 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 510.77 km (317 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: South of the Fiji Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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