A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 287 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (178 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -177.7951° West, latitude -18.2° South, depth = 612.15 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 612.15 km (380 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jnjs. Id of event: us2000jnjs. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/02/19 / 2019-02-12 10:46:39 / February 12, 2019 @ 10:46 am. The temblor was detected at 22:46:39 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days five hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 287 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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