A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 83 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (52 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 617.53 km (384 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/06/17 / 2017-06-10 23:31:37 / June 10, 2017 @ 11:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.1186 West, latitude -21.2921 South, depth = 617.53 km. The temblor was detected at 11:31:37 / 11:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20009mye. Unique identifier: us20009mye.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 83 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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