A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 97 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (60 miles). Event id: us100032nb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100032nb. 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 14:43:54 / 2:43 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 578.41 km (359 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/15 / 2015-08-16 02:43:54 / August 16, 2015 @ 2:43 am. Exact location of event, longitude -179.0764 West, latitude -21.4534 South, depth = 578.41 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 97 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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