A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 298 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (185 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:09:11 / 11:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.2041 West, latitude -17.7878 South, depth = 590.35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005ke6. Id of event: us20005ke6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 13/04/16 / 2016-04-13 11:09:11 / April 13, 2016 @ 11:09 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 590.35 km (367 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 298 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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