A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 44 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji (27 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 554.03 km (344 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000emmt. Id of event: us1000emmt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/06/18 / 2018-06-10 09:48:24 / June 10, 2018 @ 9:48 am. Exact location, longitude -178.7259° West, latitude -21.0516° South, depth = 554.03 km. 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 21:48:24 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 44 km S of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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