A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 288 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (179 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.8417 West, latitude -18.1731 South, depth = 634.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 634.05 km (394 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/16 / 2016-05-27 23:32:37 / May 27, 2016 @ 11:32 pm. Unique identifier: us20005zns. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005zns. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:32:37 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 288 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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