A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 251 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (156 miles). The temblor was reported at 12:42:57 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us100036az. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100036az. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -177.0658° West, -33.0842° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/15 / 2015-08-14 00:42:57 / August 14, 2015 @ 12:42 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 251 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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