A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 102 km NNW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (63 miles) on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58.96 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 22:04:02 / October 13, 2017 @ 10:04 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aul6. Id of event: us1000aul6. Exact location of event, depth 58.96 km, -179.2146° West, -19.863° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:04:02 / 10:04 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 102 km NNW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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