A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (68 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: us2000jjav. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jjav. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 539.58 km (335 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:22:27 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.7004 West, latitude -20.3387 South, depth = 539.58 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/02/19 / 2019-02-17 19:22:27 / February 17, 2019 @ 7:22 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 109 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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