A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 173 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand (107 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:50:33 / 10:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/09/16 / 2016-09-22 22:50:33 / September 22, 2016 @ 10:50 pm. Unique identifier: us10006u53. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006u53. Exact location, longitude 179.306° East, latitude -37.4765° South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ninety-five and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 173 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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