A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 7 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (4 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:37:44 / 11:37 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100034ri. Id of event: us100034ri. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6276 West, latitude -20.6473 South, depth = 561.29 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 561.29 km (349 miles). Global time and date of event 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 11:37:44 / August 8, 2015 @ 11:37 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 eight and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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