A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 291 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji (181 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 575.59 km (358 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20003hj6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003hj6. The temblor was reported at 03:10:32 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/09/15 / 2015-09-09 15:10:32 / September 9, 2015 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -178.4364 West, latitude -18.017 South, depth = 575.59 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 291 km SE of Lambasa, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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