A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 36 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (22 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -178.545 West, latitude -20.9464 South, depth = 576.83 km. Global time and date of event 28/05/18 / 2018-05-28 22:19:57 / May 28, 2018 @ 10:19 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 576.83 km (358 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000egfx. Event ids that are associated: us1000egfx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:19:57 / 10:19 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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