A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 577.12 km (359 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20002zr1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002zr1. The temblor was picked up at 13:30:48 / 1:30 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/15 / 2015-07-24 01:30:48 / July 24, 2015 @ 1:30 am. Exact location of earthquake, 178.2727° East, -26.3205° South, depth 577.12 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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