A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 277 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (172 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 339.32 km (211 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 07:28:27 / July 9, 2015 @ 7:28 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -177.1293 West, latitude -18.6366 South, depth = 339.32 km. Event id: us20002w8m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002w8m. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:28:27 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 277 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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