A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Labasa in Fiji on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:27:02 / 1:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 178.9932° East, -15.9956° South. Event id: us6000njme. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000njme. 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: 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 01:27:02 / July 27, 2024 @ 1:27 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Fiji (c. 876 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Lambasa (c. 27 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lambasa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 62 km NW of Labasa, Fiji.
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