Light earthquake, 4 mag strikes near Levuka in Fiji

Earthquake location -18.0041S, -178.5202WA light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji (142 miles) on Monday. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:11:03 / 3:11 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000b6vf. Event ids that are associated: us6000b6vf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/20 / 2020-07-27 03:11:03 / July 27, 2020 @ 3:11 am. Exact location of event, depth 617.64 km, -178.5202° West, -18.0041° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 617.64 km (384 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-one 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.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji.

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