A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Event id: us1000bv0n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bv0n. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 20:00:40 / December 16, 2017 @ 8:00 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 524.03 km (326 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.921 West, latitude -23.1813 South, depth = 524.03 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:00:40 / 8:00 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty 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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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