A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 154 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (96 miles) on Sunday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:45:26 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000axq3. Id of event: us2000axq3. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 582.95 km (362 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/10/17 / 2017-10-02 05:45:26 / October 2, 2017 @ 5:45 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.4587 West, latitude -21.8514 South, depth = 582.95 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 154 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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