A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 278 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (173 miles). Exact location, longitude -176.1653° West, latitude -32.3547° South, depth = 39.32 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.32 km (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/07/15 / 2015-07-16 20:41:28 / July 16, 2015 @ 8:41 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002y07. Unique identifier: us20002y07. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:41:28 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 278 km ESE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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