A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 88 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (55 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -178.6375 West, latitude -21.4458 South, depth = 494.45 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:54:46 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 21:54:46 / October 30, 2017 @ 9:54 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 494.45 km (307 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000ays0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ays0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 88 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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