A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 276 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (171 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/16 / 2016-02-22 15:53:45 / February 22, 2016 @ 3:53 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:53:45 / 3:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.0726° West, -18.2283° South, depth 565.49 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10004smi. Event ids that are associated: us10004smi. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 565.49 km (351 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and 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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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: 276 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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