A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 10 km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand (6 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.88 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 173.8029° East, -42.4186° South, depth 25.88 km. Id of earthquake: us10007den. Event ids that are associated: us10007den. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:01:44 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 16:01:44 / November 13, 2016 @ 4:01 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred, in the last 10 days two hundred, in the past 30 days two hundred and in the last 365 days two hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. 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: 10 km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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