A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 231 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (144 miles). Event id: us60007lg6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007lg6. Exact location of event, longitude -177.1597 West, latitude -19.1486 South, depth = 582.52 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/20 / 2020-01-21 14:11:41 / January 21, 2020 @ 2:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 582.52 km (362 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:11:41 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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