A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (14 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.6449 West, latitude -20.8441 South, depth = 586.73 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us200050l5. Unique identifier: us200050l5. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 586.73 km (365 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/02/16 / 2016-02-12 14:17:05 / February 12, 2016 @ 2:17 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:17:05 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter). 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 22 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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