A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 64 km SW of Raoul Island, New Zealand (40 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 02:27:52 / June 27, 2015 @ 2:27 am. Exact location, longitude -178.328° West, latitude -29.709° South, depth = 116.72 km. Unique identifier: us20002wst. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002wst. The epicenter was at a depth of 116.72 km (73 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:27:52 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 64 km SW of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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