A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 297 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (185 miles) on Friday. Event id: us10003qwz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003qwz. The temblor was reported at 18:49:49 / 6:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 552.12 km (343 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/10/15 / 2015-10-17 06:49:49 / October 17, 2015 @ 6:49 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.7186° West, latitude -23.159° South, depth = 552.12 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 297 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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