A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Tiniroto in New Zealand on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us7000mt6g. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mt6g. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/24 / 2024-06-18 13:49:44 / June 18, 2024 @ 1:49 pm. Exact location, longitude 177.6503° East, latitude -38.9664° South, depth = 18.954 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.954 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:49:44 / 1:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Napier (c. 56 800 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Gisborne (c. 34 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Taradale (c. 16 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taradale, Napier, Gisborne.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 23 km SSE of Tiniroto, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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