A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 134 km WSW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji (83 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006ep6. Event ids that are associated: us10006ep6. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/16 / 2016-08-13 08:58:17 / August 13, 2016 @ 8:58 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:58:17 / 8:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 173.3921° East, -22.2317° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 134 km WSW of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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