A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 179 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji (111 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/11/17 / 2017-11-29 18:41:38 / November 29, 2017 @ 6:41 pm. Event id: us2000c1j7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c1j7. Exact location of earthquake, -179.3392° West, -22.1521° South, depth 538.01 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 538.01 km (334 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:41:38 / 6:41 am (local time epicenter). 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 four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 179 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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