A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 249 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand (155 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/03/21 / 2021-03-04 14:29:02 / March 4, 2021 @ 2:29 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 179.7235 East, latitude -36.8639 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:29:02 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000dhre. Id of event: us7000dhre. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty-three 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 249 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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