A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 118 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (73 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10002nf3. Event ids that are associated: us10002nf3. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:28:23 / 5:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9351° West, -32.112° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 17:28:23 / July 4, 2015 @ 5:28 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 118 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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