A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 175 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji (109 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:16:45 / 11:16 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/01/20 / 2020-01-14 23:16:45 / January 14, 2020 @ 11:16 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.0346° West, -20.8719° South, depth 291.62 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 291.62 km (181 miles). Event id: us60007hcw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007hcw.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-four 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 175 km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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