Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes 42 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 kilometers north-northwest of Te Anau, New Zealand, today at 14:08:16.800 UTC. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event at a depth of 65.634 kilometers. The earthquake's epicenter was located at coordinates -45.0593 latitude and 167.5145 longitude.

The USGS, a scientific agency of the United States government, monitors seismic activity globally and uses a moment magnitude scale to measure the size of earthquakes. This scale is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is a measure of the energy released. The reported time is an estimate of when the rupture occurred at the earthquake's origin.