A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (68 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 549.89 km (342 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/01/19 / 2019-01-27 10:16:27 / January 27, 2019 @ 10:16 am. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:16:27 / 10:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.8044 West, latitude -20.1242 South, depth = 549.89 km. Unique identifier: us2000j9fn. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000j9fn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 110 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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