A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 281 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (175 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:13:25 / 4:13 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/10/15 / 2015-10-07 16:13:25 / October 7, 2015 @ 4:13 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 179.4028 East, latitude -22.4715 South, depth = 564.94 km. 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: us10003nvj. Id of event: us10003nvj. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 564.94 km (351 miles).
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 281 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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