A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Kaikoura in New Zealand on Tuesday. 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: 08/01/18 / 2018-01-08 19:59:45 / January 8, 2018 @ 7:59 pm. Unique identifier: us1000c25i. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000c25i. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 78.11 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:59:45 / 7:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 172.833 East, latitude -42.1356 South, depth = 78.11 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Richmond (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km WNW of Kaikoura, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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