A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 114 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (71 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 06:23:09 / 6:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 483.34 km, -177.6443° West, -20.3749° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 483.34 km (300 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/10/18 / 2018-10-12 18:23:09 / October 12, 2018 @ 6:23 pm. Unique identifier: us1000hde1. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hde1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 114 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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