A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 289 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (180 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 577.45 km (359 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:05:10 / 3:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.9663° West, latitude -18.1336° South, depth = 577.45 km. Global time and date of event 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 15:05:10 / January 5, 2020 @ 3:05 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006v0c. Id of event: us70006v0c.
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 three and in the last 365 days two hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 289 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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