A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 289 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (180 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:44:46 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/08/16 / 2016-08-06 03:44:46 / August 6, 2016 @ 3:44 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006bsz. Id of event: us10006bsz. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4624 West, latitude -18.0412 South, depth = 599.18 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 599.18 km (372 miles). 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 289 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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