A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 109 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (68 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 425.92 km (265 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:33:17 / 4:33 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.9015° West, latitude -21.2993° South, depth = 425.92 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700058dy. Id of event: us700058dy. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/19 / 2019-08-16 04:33:17 / August 16, 2019 @ 4:33 am.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 109 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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