A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:04:54 / 7:04 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000h7k4. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h7k4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/18 / 2018-09-30 19:04:54 / September 30, 2018 @ 7:04 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 179.4157 East, latitude -23.6288 South, depth = 546.73 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 546.73 km (340 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: South of the Fiji Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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