A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 141 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (88 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006u9k. Id of event: us70006u9k. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/19 / 2019-12-18 17:35:04 / December 18, 2019 @ 5:35 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.3012° West, -32.598° South, depth 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:35:04 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-six 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 quakes in the world.
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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 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: 141 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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