A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, south of the Fiji Islands (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 179.8791° East, -24.375° South, depth 528.19 km. Event id: us6000bzl3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000bzl3. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/09/20 / 2020-09-16 04:49:41 / September 16, 2020 @ 4:49 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 528.19 km (328 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:49:41 / 4:49 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: south of the Fiji Islands.
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