A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Monday. Id of earthquake: us1000c29m. Event ids that are associated: us1000c29m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:56:22 / 10:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.7908 West, latitude -23.8968 South, depth = 512.53 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/01/18 / 2018-01-08 22:56:22 / January 8, 2018 @ 10:56 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 512.53 km (318 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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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