A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 98 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (61 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 00:57:34 / July 4, 2015 @ 12:57 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:57:34 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8203° West, -20.9811° South, depth 484.49 km. Unique identifier: us20002z6m. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002z6m. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 484.49 km (301 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-two 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 98 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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