A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 173 km NW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji (107 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ck1w. Id of event: us2000ck1w. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 13:17:14 / January 1, 2018 @ 1:17 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:17:14 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 173.2937° East, -20.7543° South, depth 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 173 km NW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji.
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