A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 291 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (181 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:18:41 / 7:18 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a57k. Id of event: us2000a57k. Exact location of earthquake, -178.4041° West, -18.0325° South, depth 587.06 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 587.06 km (365 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/08/17 / 2017-08-05 19:18:41 / August 5, 2017 @ 7:18 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 291 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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