A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 523.57 km (325 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -179.932° West, -23.7751° South, depth 523.57 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 18:49:00 / July 7, 2019 @ 6:49 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us70004e5s. Unique identifier: us70004e5s. The temblor was reported at 06:49:00 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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