A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 109 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (68 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.0853° West, -19.8505° South, depth 584.34 km. Id of earthquake: us1000bz9d. Event ids that are associated: us1000bz9d. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:42:47 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 584.34 km (363 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 03/01/18 / 2018-01-03 06:42:47 / January 3, 2018 @ 6:42 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 109 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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