A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 291 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (181 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20002y6h. Unique identifier: us20002y6h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 524.27 km (326 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:49:52 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.2158° West, latitude -18.061° South, depth = 524.27 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 18:49:52 / July 17, 2015 @ 6:49 pm.
Every 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 eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 291 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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