A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 66 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (41 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bkcy. Unique identifier: us2000bkcy. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 16:21:20 / October 30, 2017 @ 4:21 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 551.7 km (343 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.1042 West, latitude -20.445 South, depth = 551.7 km. The temblor was reported at 04:21:20 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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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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. 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: 66 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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