A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 227 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (141 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 526.8 km (327 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:23:33 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.8125 West, latitude -17.5164 South, depth = 526.8 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/16 / 2016-05-12 00:23:33 / May 12, 2016 @ 12:23 am. Id of earthquake: us10005iif. Event ids that are associated: us10005iif.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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