A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 268 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (167 miles) on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:35:49 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred 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). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/11/17 / 2017-11-02 15:35:49 / November 2, 2017 @ 3:35 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -178.2375° West, -33.7907° South, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bll5. Unique identifier: us2000bll5.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 268 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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