A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 181 km N of Macquarie Island, Australia (112 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 14:57:26 / December 17, 2017 @ 2:57 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:57:26 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bv2i. Unique identifier: us1000bv2i. Exact location, longitude 159.4489° East, latitude -52.8779° South, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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