A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 209 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (130 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 01:44:16 / July 3, 2019 @ 1:44 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:44:16 / 1:44 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.9 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 18.9 km, -178.2207° West, -33.2297° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70004ixu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004ixu.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 209 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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