A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 55 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (34 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/10/18 / 2018-10-10 21:36:00 / October 10, 2018 @ 9:36 pm. 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 119.47 km (74 miles). Exact location, longitude -179.1449° West, latitude -31.8905° South, depth = 119.47 km. Unique identifier: us1000hcxe. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hcxe. The temblor was detected at 09:36:00 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 55 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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