A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:23:03 / 6:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 179.7251 East, latitude -23.9571 South, depth = 535.63 km. Global time and date of event 06/03/16 / 2016-03-06 18:23:03 / March 6, 2016 @ 6:23 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us10004vps. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004vps. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 535.63 km (333 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: South of the Fiji Islands.
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