A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 30 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (19 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 14:24:21 / July 23, 2016 @ 2:24 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.682° West, latitude -20.9285° South, depth = 573.64 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 573.64 km (356 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20006h3l. Unique identifier: us20006h3l. The temblor was detected at 02:24:21 / 2:24 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety 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. 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 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: 30 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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