A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported Fiji region (0 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 601.88 km (374 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/09/16 / 2016-09-13 00:02:19 / September 13, 2016 @ 12:02 am. The temblor was detected at 12:02:19 / 12:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.8837° West, latitude -17.844° South, depth = 601.88 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10006r4b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006r4b.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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