A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:18:20 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 118.24 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10006edz. Event ids that are associated: us10006edz. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 23:18:20 / August 12, 2016 @ 11:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 118.24 km, 179.7294° East, -35.536° South.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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