A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, west of Macquarie Island (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 08:48:25 / 8:48 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 08:48:25 / January 7, 2025 @ 8:48 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 154.4074° East, -60.8046° South, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000pkqx. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkqx.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: west of Macquarie Island. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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