A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 74 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (46 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 11:11:42 / February 20, 2016 @ 11:11 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 611.76 km (380 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 23:11:42 / 11:11 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004s3t. Id of event: us10004s3t. Exact location of event, longitude -179.0149 West, latitude -21.2564 South, depth = 611.76 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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