A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 210 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (130 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:12:26 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70006c31. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006c31. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/11/19 / 2019-11-23 05:12:26 / November 23, 2019 @ 5:12 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 339.17 km (211 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 339.17 km, -177.0894° West, -19.517° South.
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 seven and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 210 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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