A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 132 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (82 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -177.5248° West, latitude -20.2064° South, depth = 518.13 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100040v4. Event ids that are associated: us100040v4. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 518.13 km (322 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/15 / 2015-11-24 21:01:32 / November 24, 2015 @ 9:01 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:01:32 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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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: 132 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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