A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 281 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (175 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004urw. Unique identifier: us10004urw. The temblor was reported at 06:02:21 / 6:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.288° West, -17.613° South, depth 544.02 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 544.02 km (338 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 18:02:21 / March 2, 2016 @ 6:02 pm. 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 281 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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