A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 205 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji (127 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:40:48 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/09/17 / 2017-09-17 13:40:48 / September 17, 2017 @ 1:40 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 553.92 km (344 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.9394 West, latitude -17.3298 South, depth = 553.92 km. Event id: us2000at5i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000at5i. 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 four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 205 km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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