A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 45 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (28 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/18 / 2018-10-03 16:22:34 / October 3, 2018 @ 4:22 pm. The temblor was picked up at 04:22:34 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ha11. Id of event: us1000ha11. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 538.24 km (334 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.6078° West, -21.0498° South, depth 538.24 km. 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 45 km SSE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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