A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 179 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (111 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 559.68 km (348 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:20:27 / 12:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/03/16 / 2016-03-05 12:20:27 / March 5, 2016 @ 12:20 pm. Exact location, longitude -178.5961° West, latitude -19.0334° South, depth = 559.68 km. Unique identifier: us10004wbp. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004wbp.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 179 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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