A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 199 km ESE of Suva, Fiji (124 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:51:04 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.8748 West, latitude -18.9642 South, depth = 552.12 km. Unique identifier: us10004ud2. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004ud2. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/02/16 / 2016-02-28 11:51:04 / February 28, 2016 @ 11:51 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 552.12 km (343 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 199 km ESE of Suva, Fiji.
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