A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 267 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (166 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 30/09/16 / 2016-09-30 13:48:23 / September 30, 2016 @ 1:48 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:48:23 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6085 West, latitude -17.8743 South, depth = 617.39 km. Unique identifier: us20007diw. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007diw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 617.39 km (384 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 267 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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