A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 296 km NNW of Laverton, Australia (184 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 14:26:49 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 121.5323° East, -26.0758° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/18 / 2018-06-18 06:26:49 / June 18, 2018 @ 6:26 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eu88. Id of event: us1000eu88.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one 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.
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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. 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: 296 km NNW of Laverton, Australia.
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