A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 84 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (52 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/07/16 / 2016-07-16 20:04:58 / July 16, 2016 @ 8:04 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.9262 West, latitude -20.8798 South, depth = 504.51 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:04:58 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006gf9. Id of event: us20006gf9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 504.51 km (313 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 84 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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