A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 122 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (76 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 522.71 km, -177.5586° West, -20.3731° South. The temblor was picked up at 09:42:50 / 9:42 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 522.71 km (325 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/11/17 / 2017-11-16 21:42:50 / November 16, 2017 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bu1m. Unique identifier: us2000bu1m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 122 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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