A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 297 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (185 miles). Unique identifier: us1000335a. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000335a. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -179.2778° West, -34.1004° South. Global time and date of event 30/07/15 / 2015-07-30 21:19:37 / July 30, 2015 @ 9:19 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:19:37 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 297 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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