A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, Macquarie Island region (0 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:19:15 / 7:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 04/10/20 / 2020-10-04 07:19:15 / October 4, 2020 @ 7:19 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 159.9807° East, -53.0535° South. Id of earthquake: us6000c6t0. Event ids that are associated: us6000c6t0.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: Macquarie Island region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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