A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand (58 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 177.8671 East, latitude -37.3793 South, depth = 59.44 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.44 km (37 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:01:04 / 8:01 am (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: us20002wdw. Id of event: us20002wdw. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 20:01:04 / July 9, 2015 @ 8:01 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 93 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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