A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 296 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (184 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:43:35 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/17 / 2017-04-18 17:43:35 / April 18, 2017 @ 5:43 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 639.4 km (397 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10008n3a. Unique identifier: us10008n3a. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2195 West, latitude -18.0144 South, depth = 639.4 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 296 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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