A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 294 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (183 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10006afx. Event ids that are associated: us10006afx. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/08/16 / 2016-08-03 23:52:29 / August 3, 2016 @ 11:52 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 538.08 km (334 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 11:52:29 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.1246 West, latitude -18.049 South, depth = 538.08 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two 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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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: 294 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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