A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 202 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (126 miles). 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 337.93 km (210 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 16:45:10 / July 3, 2016 @ 4:45 pm. Unique identifier: us100061yy. Ids that are associated to the event: us100061yy. Exact location of earthquake, -177.5041° West, -22.0956° South, depth 337.93 km. The temblor was reported at 04:45:10 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 202 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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