A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand (97 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:03:08 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006pud. Id of event: us10006pud. Exact location of event, longitude 178.9101 East, latitude -37.4353 South, depth = 15.3 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.3 km (10 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/09/16 / 2016-09-10 00:03:08 / September 10, 2016 @ 12:03 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighty-nine, in the past 30 days eighty-nine and in the last 365 days ninety-two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 156 km NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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