A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 271 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (168 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 568.4 km (353 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.5701° West, latitude -17.8868° South, depth = 568.4 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hwwp. Id of event: us1000hwwp. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/18 / 2018-11-27 02:45:32 / November 27, 2018 @ 2:45 am. The temblor was picked up at 14:45:32 / 2:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-four 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 271 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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