A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 10:04:57 / June 22, 2024 @ 10:04 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8x9. Id of event: us6000n8x9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 10:04:57 / 10:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.3494 West, latitude -30.1488 South, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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