A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 149 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (93 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:08:36 / 1:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/01/17 / 2017-01-30 01:08:36 / January 30, 2017 @ 1:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.4985 West, latitude -32.0458 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us20008jne. Event ids that are associated: us20008jne. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 149 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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