A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 176 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (109 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 19:44:49 / July 31, 2016 @ 7:44 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.1856° West, latitude -32.9006° South, depth = 35 km. Id of earthquake: us10006a4v. Event ids that are associated: us10006a4v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:44:49 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 176 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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