A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 127 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006v0h. Id of event: us10006v0h. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:51:57 / 9:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 596.16 km, -177.8984° West, -19.779° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/16 / 2016-09-24 21:51:57 / September 24, 2016 @ 9:51 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 596.16 km (370 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six 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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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: 127 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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