A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 123 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (76 miles). Exact location of event, depth 579.85 km, -177.7971° West, -19.9293° South. Id of earthquake: us10008j0g. Event ids that are associated: us10008j0g. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/04/17 / 2017-04-12 22:52:01 / April 12, 2017 @ 10:52 pm. The temblor was reported at 10:52:01 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 579.85 km (360 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 123 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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