A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 104 kilometers (65 miles) from Ba in Fiji on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a74v. Id of event: us6000a74v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 10:55:40 / June 6, 2020 @ 10:55 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:55:40 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 177.5602° East, -16.6007° South.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lautoka, Ba (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 113 km (70 miles) from Lautoka (c. 52 500 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Ba (c. 14 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop).
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 nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 N of Ba, Fiji.
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