A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 144 km WNW of Lambasa, Fiji (89 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:28:27 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 178.063° East, -16.1228° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000g6d8. Unique identifier: us1000g6d8. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/08/18 / 2018-08-10 14:28:27 / August 10, 2018 @ 2:28 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 144 km WNW of Lambasa, Fiji.
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