A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 106 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (66 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 498.08 km (309 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20002vtm. Unique identifier: us20002vtm. Exact location of event, depth 498.08 km, -177.8114° West, -20.1725° South. The temblor was reported at 06:39:30 / 6:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/07/15 / 2015-07-07 18:39:30 / July 7, 2015 @ 6:39 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 106 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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