A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 269 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (167 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 605.64 km (376 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:24:33 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/09/18 / 2018-09-21 20:24:33 / September 21, 2018 @ 8:24 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h3cv. Unique identifier: us1000h3cv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.621 West, latitude -18.2181 South, depth = 605.64 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 269 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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