A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 205 km ENE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (127 miles) on Monday. Id of earthquake: us10003r0g. Event ids that are associated: us10003r0g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/10/15 / 2015-10-19 23:24:40 / October 19, 2015 @ 11:24 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -176.1231° West, -28.268° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:24:40 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 205 km ENE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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