A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 138 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (86 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 23:47:28 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us100076xc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100076xc. Exact location of earthquake, -177.6944° West, -19.8378° South, depth 571.41 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 06/11/16 / 2016-11-06 11:47:28 / November 6, 2016 @ 11:47 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 571.41 km (355 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 138 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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