A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 208 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (129 miles). The epicenter was 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). Exact location of event, longitude -178.3828 West, latitude -33.2608 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/16 / 2016-10-03 13:36:06 / October 3, 2016 @ 1:36 pm. The temblor was reported at 01:36:06 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20007dnn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dnn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 208 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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