A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 148 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (92 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/19 / 2019-07-02 16:21:22 / July 2, 2019 @ 4:21 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004i9g. Id of event: us70004i9g. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:21:22 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.675° West, -30.6008° South, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days seventy-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 148 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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