A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (50 miles) on Thursday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:11:47 / 3:11 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 608.88 km (378 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us700057eq. Unique identifier: us700057eq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/08/19 / 2019-08-23 03:11:47 / August 23, 2019 @ 3:11 am. Exact location of event, depth 608.88 km, -179.1622° West, -21.2343° South.
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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 80 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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