A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 45 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (28 miles). Global time and date of event 24/07/15 / 2015-07-24 11:23:49 / July 24, 2015 @ 11:23 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.5 km (26 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:23:49 / 11:23 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -177.6079° West, latitude -29.5857° South, depth = 41.5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002zu6. Id of event: us20002zu6.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 45 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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