A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 195 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (121 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:33:03 / 6:33 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bpmf. Unique identifier: us2000bpmf. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 585.36 km (364 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/11/17 / 2017-11-06 06:33:03 / November 6, 2017 @ 6:33 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -179.4771 West, latitude -22.2563 South, depth = 585.36 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 seven and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 195 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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