A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji (140 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:00:45 / 6:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.5682° West, -17.8529° South, depth 593.443 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/09/24 / 2024-09-12 18:00:45 / September 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 593.443 km (369 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ndc7. Unique identifier: us7000ndc7.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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