A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 294 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (183 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/15 / 2015-08-14 13:43:17 / August 14, 2015 @ 1:43 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 43.2 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000329x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000329x. Exact location of event, longitude -176.1389 West, latitude -27.1131 South, depth = 43.2 km. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:43:17 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 294 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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