A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 17 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (11 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -178.5331 West, latitude -20.6721 South, depth = 547.74 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hgjb. Id of event: us2000hgjb. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/09/18 / 2018-09-05 20:21:14 / September 5, 2018 @ 8:21 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 08:21:14 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 547.74 km (340 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 17 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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