A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 214 km SW of Nadi, Fiji (133 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:33:04 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 176.223 East, latitude -19.3649 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10007pl0. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007pl0. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/01/17 / 2017-01-04 02:33:04 / January 4, 2017 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 214 km SW of Nadi, Fiji.
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