A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 278 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (173 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100033zs. Id of event: us100033zs. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/15 / 2015-08-04 23:23:55 / August 4, 2015 @ 11:23 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:23:55 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -176.3248° West, -27.1774° South, depth 35 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 278 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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