A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 279 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (173 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/12/17 / 2017-12-05 16:58:35 / December 5, 2017 @ 4:58 pm. Exact location, longitude -178.6956° West, latitude -23.1782° South, depth = 473.29 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 473.29 km (294 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000c3h9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c3h9. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:58:35 / 4:58 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 279 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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