A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 76 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (47 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 23:58:36 / May 5, 2018 @ 11:58 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 464.43 km (289 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:58:36 / 11:58 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e2uv. Id of event: us1000e2uv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.0545 West, latitude -20.9733 South, depth = 464.43 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 76 km ESE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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