A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 253 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (157 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:15:01 / 4:15 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 04:15:01 / October 25, 2018 @ 4:15 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 225.25 km (140 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hgv7. Unique identifier: us1000hgv7. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.3955 East, latitude -33.2055 South, depth = 225.25 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 253 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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