A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 53 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (33 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.3536° West, -20.293° South, depth 579.33 km. The temblor was detected at 03:57:55 / 3:57 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100069uq. Id of event: us100069uq. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/16 / 2016-07-30 15:57:55 / July 30, 2016 @ 3:57 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 579.33 km (360 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 53 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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