A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 288 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (179 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006aer. Id of event: us10006aer. The temblor was picked up at 01:51:35 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.0854° West, -18.1134° South, depth 623.52 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/16 / 2016-08-02 13:51:35 / August 2, 2016 @ 1:51 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 623.52 km (387 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 288 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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