A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 119 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (74 miles). Unique identifier: us20005zzd. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005zzd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 513.7 km (319 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/16 / 2016-05-28 12:10:53 / May 28, 2016 @ 12:10 pm. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:10:53 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 513.7 km, -177.9168° West, -19.8572° South.
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 seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 119 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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