A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 259 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (161 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:18:32 / 2:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 524.8 km (326 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/18 / 2018-11-27 14:18:32 / November 27, 2018 @ 2:18 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.4227 West, latitude -22.895 South, depth = 524.8 km. Event id: us1000hyee. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hyee.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 259 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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