A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 278 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (173 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/07/15 / 2015-07-06 01:50:07 / July 6, 2015 @ 1:50 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 576.3 km (358 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002zt3. Id of event: us20002zt3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:50:07 / 1:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.399 West, latitude -18.1468 South, depth = 576.3 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 278 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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