A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 269 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (167 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us100034lp. Unique identifier: us100034lp. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 21:50:40 / August 24, 2015 @ 9:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 590.78 km (367 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:50:40 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.5617 West, latitude -17.8409 South, depth = 590.78 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 269 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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