A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 234 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (145 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6663 West, latitude -17.401 South, depth = 518.08 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:37:41 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/05/16 / 2016-05-17 19:37:41 / May 17, 2016 @ 7:37 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 518.08 km (322 miles). Id of earthquake: us10005jmc. Event ids that are associated: us10005jmc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 234 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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