A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (68 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 403.32 km (251 miles). Unique identifier: us200050uz. Ids that are associated to the event: us200050uz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -177.9199 West, latitude -21.3092 South, depth = 403.32 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:56:57 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/02/16 / 2016-02-13 05:56:57 / February 13, 2016 @ 5:56 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 109 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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