A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 146 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (91 miles). Global time and date of event 25/12/16 / 2016-12-25 10:03:23 / December 25, 2016 @ 10:03 am UTC/GMT. 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: us10007sub. Id of event: us10007sub. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 567.99 km (353 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:03:23 / 10:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.6771 West, latitude -19.7435 South, depth = 567.99 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 146 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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