A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 287 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (178 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 10:00:27 / 10:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.9756° West, latitude -18.1476° South, depth = 571.68 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 571.68 km (355 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 22:00:27 / August 19, 2018 @ 10:00 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000gis2. Event ids that are associated: us1000gis2.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 287 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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