A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 145 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (90 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.3045° West, latitude -20.6336° South, depth = 319.47 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 319.47 km (199 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10005bfe. Event ids that are associated: us10005bfe. The temblor was picked up at 00:05:15 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/04/16 / 2016-04-16 12:05:15 / April 16, 2016 @ 12:05 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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