A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 162 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (101 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:12:27 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us70006b2x. Unique identifier: us70006b2x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 613 km (381 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -179.6915° West, -21.7826° South, depth 613 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/11/19 / 2019-11-14 03:12:27 / November 14, 2019 @ 3:12 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 162 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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