A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.6532 East, latitude -35.4219 South, depth = 74.15 km. The temblor was picked up at 09:00:33 / 9:00 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us200061qz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200061qz. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 74.15 km (46 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 21:00:33 / May 30, 2016 @ 9:00 pm. 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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