Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - 298km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Thursday, 30 August 2018
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.1 quake: Fiji Islands Region, 19 Aug 2018 00:19, which had occurred 12 days earlier.
30 Aug 21:58 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2018-08-30 06:29:52 -12:00
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 574.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.0458°S / 177.9477°W
(Fiji)Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| 2018-08-30 06:29:52 -12:00 (30 Aug 18:29:52 UTC) | M 4.6 / 574.1 km | - 298km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji | USGS |
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