A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 225 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (140 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:27:30 / 1:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 01:27:30 / August 31, 2015 @ 1:27 am UTC/GMT. 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 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003688. Id of event: us10003688. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.5514 West, latitude -31.1567 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 225 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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