A earthquake with magnitude 6.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 19 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (12 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20005yd7. Unique identifier: us20005yd7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.6712° West, latitude -20.8265° South, depth = 572.13 km. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:08:44 / 4:08 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/05/16 / 2016-05-27 04:08:44 / May 27, 2016 @ 4:08 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 572.13 km (356 miles).
There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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. 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: 19 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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