A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 126 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (78 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 09:34:51 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 21:34:51 / January 2, 2017 @ 9:34 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 605.78 km (376 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -179.6007 West, latitude -21.4229 South, depth = 605.78 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007uaz. Unique identifier: us10007uaz.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 126 km SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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