A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Lambasa in Fiji on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us1000hq8v. Event ids that are associated: us1000hq8v. 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 21:27:48 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/11/18 / 2018-11-10 09:27:48 / November 10, 2018 @ 9:27 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.27 km (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 179.3344° East, -16.1443° South, depth 40.27 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lambasa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km (19 miles) from Lambasa (c. 27 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 30 km N of Lambasa, Fiji.
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