A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 102 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (63 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -177.8945° West, latitude -20.1273° South, depth = 519.63 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 519.63 km (323 miles). Event id: us600063v0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600063v0. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/10/19 / 2019-10-28 06:05:17 / October 28, 2019 @ 6:05 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 18:05:17 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 102 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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