A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 283 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (176 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 04:45:58 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). 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: 24/11/19 / 2019-11-24 16:45:58 / November 24, 2019 @ 4:45 pm. Event id: us70006ej6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006ej6. Exact location of event, longitude -178.0969 West, latitude -18.155 South, depth = 580.63 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 580.63 km (361 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 283 km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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