A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 287 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (178 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 00:30:50 / August 1, 2015 @ 12:30 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 622.58 km (387 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100033mr. Id of event: us100033mr. The temblor was picked up at 12:30:50 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.463° West, latitude -18.0658° South, depth = 622.58 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 287 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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