A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 618.16 km (384 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:42:19 / 9:42 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ii6. Id of event: us10005ii6. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/05/16 / 2016-05-11 21:42:19 / May 11, 2016 @ 9:42 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 179.2032 East, latitude -23.0036 South, depth = 618.16 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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