A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 165 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (103 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 05/08/19 / 2019-08-05 03:32:21 / August 5, 2019 @ 3:32 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 453.53 km (282 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:32:21 / 3:32 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us600050q2. Ids that are associated to the event: us600050q2. Exact location, longitude -178.913° West, latitude -22.1357° South, depth = 453.53 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-four 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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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 165 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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