A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:01:08 / 12:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 502.06 km (312 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000313v. Id of event: us1000313v. Exact location of event, longitude 179.6726 East, latitude -25.7174 South, depth = 502.06 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/07/15 / 2015-07-22 00:01:08 / July 22, 2015 @ 12:01 am.
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 thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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