A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 223 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (139 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us600089jp. Event ids that are associated: us600089jp. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 244.91 km (152 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -176.9129 West, latitude -19.5408 South, depth = 244.91 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/02/20 / 2020-02-27 02:42:54 / February 27, 2020 @ 2:42 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 14:42:54 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty-nine 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.
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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. 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: 223 km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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