A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 132 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (82 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/05/16 / 2016-05-29 10:25:09 / May 29, 2016 @ 10:25 am. The temblor was picked up at 22:25:09 / 10:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 509.49 km (317 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000601i. Event ids that are associated: us2000601i. Exact location of event, longitude -177.5058 West, latitude -20.2403 South, depth = 509.49 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 132 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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