A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 178 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (111 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 424.16 km (264 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:26:40 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/06/17 / 2017-06-19 14:26:40 / June 19, 2017 @ 2:26 pm. Id of earthquake: us20009pak. Event ids that are associated: us20009pak. Exact location of earthquake, -177.2458° West, -19.8037° South, depth 424.16 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 178 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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