A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 260 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (162 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 19:06:28 / July 2, 2015 @ 7:06 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -176.4412° West, -32.4952° South, depth 37.72 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10002n2l. Unique identifier: us10002n2l. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 37.72 km (23 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:06:28 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, 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 has occurred nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 260 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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