A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes South of the Fiji Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/04/20 / 2020-04-04 23:38:59 / April 4, 2020 @ 11:38 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -179.8542 West, latitude -23.3026 South, depth = 545.15 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:38:59 / 11:38 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008nxt. Id of event: us70008nxt. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 545.15 km (339 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: South of the Fiji Islands.
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