A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 158 kilometers (98 miles) from Lambasa in Fiji on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/16 / 2016-12-10 07:17:05 / December 10, 2016 @ 7:17 am. Exact location of event, longitude 179.9638 East, latitude -17.7337 South, depth = 579.86 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:17:05 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 579.86 km (360 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20007zs3. Event ids that are associated: us20007zs3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Levuka (c. 8 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Levuka (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 158 km SSE of Lambasa, Fiji.
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