A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 107 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (66 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 19:08:12 / July 2, 2016 @ 7:08 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100061w4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100061w4. The temblor was reported at 07:08:12 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.8714° West, latitude -31.8375° South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 107 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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