A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -177.1007° West, latitude -29.3271° South, depth = 49.932 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.932 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mnjg. Id of event: us7000mnjg. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 16:56:55 / May 21, 2024 @ 4:56 pm. The temblor was reported at 16:56:55 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirteen 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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