A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 287 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji (178 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jbw0. Id of event: us2000jbw0. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:37:47 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 19:37:47 / January 17, 2019 @ 7:37 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 592.59 km (368 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2167 West, latitude -18.0977 South, depth = 592.59 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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: 287 km N of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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