A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 251 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (156 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: us20006vet. Event ids that are associated: us20006vet. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 532.62 km (331 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/08/16 / 2016-08-26 16:09:03 / August 26, 2016 @ 4:09 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:09:03 / 4:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 532.62 km, -178.6885° West, -17.7265° South.
Every 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 five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 251 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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