A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 148 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (92 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 605.62 km, -179.3776° West, -21.8273° South. 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: 18/09/16 / 2016-09-18 09:08:07 / September 18, 2016 @ 9:08 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 605.62 km (376 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10006t98. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006t98. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:08:07 / 9:08 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days 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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