A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (37 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000arpg. Id of event: us2000arpg. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:51:06 / 8:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/09/17 / 2017-09-05 20:51:06 / September 5, 2017 @ 8:51 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 568.4 km (353 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.1367 West, latitude -20.5162 South, depth = 568.4 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 60 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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