A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 104 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (65 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:34:25 / 3:34 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000634m. Unique identifier: us6000634m. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 603.63 km (375 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.1882° West, latitude -21.4723° South, depth = 603.63 km. Global time and date of event 26/10/19 / 2019-10-26 03:34:25 / October 26, 2019 @ 3:34 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 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: 104 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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