A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 220 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand (137 miles) on Thursday. Unique identifier: us200080ry. Ids that are associated to the event: us200080ry. Exact location of event, depth 29.61 km, 179.715° East, -37.2046° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 29.61 km (18 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 06:58:40 / 6:58 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/16 / 2016-12-07 18:58:40 / December 7, 2016 @ 6:58 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 220 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand.
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