A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 193 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (120 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 17:09:03 / October 25, 2018 @ 5:09 pm. Unique identifier: us2000i4ma. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000i4ma. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 575.57 km (358 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.9328° West, -18.9184° South, depth 575.57 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:09:03 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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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 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: 193 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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