A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 87 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (54 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000erm5. Id of event: us1000erm5. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/06/18 / 2018-06-12 22:14:53 / June 12, 2018 @ 10:14 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:14:53 / 10:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.5351° West, -32.1534° South, depth 35 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 87 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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