A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 72 km NNE of Wanaka, New Zealand (45 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.72 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 19.72 km, 169.5495° East, -44.1167° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:03:10 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 20:03:10 / November 11, 2015 @ 8:03 pm. Event id: us10003xjp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003xjp.
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 two and in the last 365 days four 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 72 km NNE of Wanaka, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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