A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 184 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (114 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 584.04 km, -179.4512° West, -22.1653° South. The temblor was picked up at 15:19:55 / 3:19 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000g5cw. Unique identifier: us2000g5cw. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 03:19:55 / July 15, 2018 @ 3:19 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 584.04 km (363 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 184 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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