A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 28 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (17 miles). Event id: us1000eb3p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eb3p. The temblor was picked up at 03:47:43 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6218 West, latitude -20.9003 South, depth = 538.45 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 15:47:43 / May 20, 2018 @ 3:47 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 538.45 km (335 miles). 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 two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 28 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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