A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 29 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia (18 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 133.967 East, latitude -19.7919 South, depth = 7.33 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:22:44 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.33 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10005c6s. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005c6s. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/04/16 / 2016-04-28 16:52:44 / April 28, 2016 @ 4:52 pm UTC/GMT.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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