A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 298 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (185 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gdl2. Id of event: us1000gdl2. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:23:43 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.9328 West, latitude -18.0579 South, depth = 576.72 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 23:23:43 / August 19, 2018 @ 11:23 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 576.72 km (358 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 298 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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