A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 122 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (76 miles). Id of earthquake: us20009lk9. Event ids that are associated: us20009lk9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.5299° West, -20.7921° South, depth 7.03 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:52:55 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.03 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 05/06/17 / 2017-06-05 12:52:55 / June 5, 2017 @ 12:52 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 122 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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