A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 269 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (167 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 06:36:54 / August 19, 2018 @ 6:36 am. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:36:54 / 6:36 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gd3h. Id of event: us1000gd3h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 527.68 km (328 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2015 West, latitude -18.2631 South, depth = 527.68 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 269 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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