A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 258 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (160 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/19 / 2019-12-31 15:17:39 / December 31, 2019 @ 3:17 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -178.588° West, -33.7456° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000709m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000709m. The temblor was picked up at 03:17:39 / 3:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 258 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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