A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 295 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (183 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.1875° West, -17.7179° South, depth 428.68 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/11/15 / 2015-11-26 21:00:43 / November 26, 2015 @ 9:00 pm. The temblor was reported at 09:00:43 / 9:00 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000427i. Id of event: us1000427i. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 428.68 km (266 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 295 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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