A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 277 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (172 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/16 / 2016-02-27 09:11:22 / February 27, 2016 @ 9:11 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 594.55 km (369 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4687 West, latitude -17.8431 South, depth = 594.55 km. Id of earthquake: us10004u3e. Event ids that are associated: us10004u3e. The temblor was reported at 21:11:22 / 9:11 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 277 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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