A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 95 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (59 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.399° West, -32.1795° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:25:20 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 20:25:20 / July 5, 2015 @ 8:25 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20002zhp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002zhp.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. 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: 95 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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