A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 209 km E of Levuka, Fiji (130 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.712° West, latitude -17.9167° South, depth = 564.943 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/24 / 2024-07-31 17:37:20 / July 31, 2024 @ 5:37 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000n7ex. Unique identifier: us7000n7ex. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 564.943 km (351 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:37:20 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 209 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
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