A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 253 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (157 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:59:01 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 535.05 km (332 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.5989 West, latitude -17.6275 South, depth = 535.05 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/05/16 / 2016-05-07 13:59:01 / May 7, 2016 @ 1:59 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10005fq9. Event ids that are associated: us10005fq9.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 253 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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