A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Wairoa in New Zealand. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.98 km (37 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007p7i. Event ids that are associated: us10007p7i. Exact location of event, depth 58.98 km, 177.5328° East, -38.9535° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 12:21:54 / January 2, 2017 @ 12:21 pm. The temblor was reported at 00:21:54 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Napier (c. 56 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Gisborne (c. 34 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Taradale (c. 16 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taradale, Napier, Gisborne (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 16 km ENE of Wairoa, New Zealand.
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