A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 203 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (126 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 571.82 km, -177.4746° West, -19.2283° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 571.82 km (355 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 09:01:53 / August 9, 2015 @ 9:01 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000350e. Unique identifier: us1000350e. The temblor was detected at 21:01:53 / 9:01 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 203 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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