A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 259 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (161 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.5467° West, latitude -17.6478° South, depth = 557.47 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 557.47 km (346 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/15 / 2015-06-26 16:34:24 / June 26, 2015 @ 4:34 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002wl7. Id of event: us20002wl7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:34:24 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 259 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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