A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 172 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (107 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.3551 West, latitude -22.0842 South, depth = 590.47 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 590.47 km (367 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:20 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 28/12/18 / 2018-12-28 22:40:20 / December 28, 2018 @ 10:40 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000iyrw. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000iyrw.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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