A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (88 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:51:32 / 11:51 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/10/15 / 2015-10-23 23:51:32 / October 23, 2015 @ 11:51 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 568.39 km (353 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us20004071. Unique identifier: us20004071. Exact location of event, longitude -177.4416 West, latitude -20.1642 South, depth = 568.39 km.
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 141 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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