A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 245 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (152 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:29:55 / 9:29 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/05/16 / 2016-05-08 09:29:55 / May 8, 2016 @ 9:29 am. Id of earthquake: us10005hzc. Event ids that are associated: us10005hzc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.21 km (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.9421° West, -33.6468° South, depth 28.21 km.
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 seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 245 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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