A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 171 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (106 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.2606° West, -30.7093° South, depth 35.1 km. Id of earthquake: us10006rz2. Event ids that are associated: us10006rz2. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:07:39 / 9:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.1 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/09/16 / 2016-09-15 21:07:39 / September 15, 2016 @ 9:07 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 171 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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