A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 186.36 km, -177.371° West, -23.7705° South. The temblor was reported at 07:03:46 / 7:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 19:03:46 / June 27, 2015 @ 7:03 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002m40. Id of event: us10002m40. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 186.36 km (116 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: South of the Fiji Islands.
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