A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 155 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (96 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:04:27 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70003emu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003emu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 538.22 km (334 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/19 / 2019-04-30 16:04:27 / April 30, 2019 @ 4:04 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -177.4227 West, latitude -19.9362 South, depth = 538.22 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 155 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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